Hindley weather in August

In August, Hindley sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 89 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hindley's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hindley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:56 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Hindley is town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hindley reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Hindley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hindley weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8315.11.37.80.8
Feb / 7113.21.59.41.0
Mar10° / 7013111.51.8
Apr12° / 6512.70.413.73.0
May15° / 6712.7015.64.2
Jun18° / 11°8113.8016.75.0
Jul19° / 12°8214.8016.35.4
Aug19° / 12°8915.1014.65.2
Sep17° / 10°7712.7012.54.8
Oct13° / 9114.7010.33.3
Nov10° / 9116.10.28.31.8
Dec / 9915.51.17.30.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
102872
112872
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hindley gets around 89 mm of rain over 15.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
151409
252399
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4533710
5543610
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10563311
11573211
12583210
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1961327
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2163316
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2365305
2466295
2567294
2668284
2769274
2870273
2971263
3072262
3173252

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:318:02
215.54:328:00
315.44:347:59
415.44:367:57
515.34:377:55
615.24:397:53
715.24:417:51
815.14:427:49
915.14:447:47
1015.04:467:45
1114.94:487:43
1214.94:497:41
1314.84:517:39
1414.74:537:37
1514.74:557:35
1614.64:567:32
1714.54:587:30
1814.55:007:28
1914.45:027:26
2014.35:047:24
2114.35:057:21
2214.25:077:19
2314.15:097:17
2414.15:117:14
2514.05:137:12
2613.95:147:10
2713.95:167:07
2813.85:187:05
2913.75:207:02
3013.65:217:00
3113.65:236:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hindley?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hindley for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hindley in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Hindley sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Hindley in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Hindley in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hindley peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hindley?

Hindley sits at 53.5°N, 2.6°W, 42 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Wigan, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Hindley

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hindley.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hindley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 733 m.

The land around Hindley is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
450 m
80 km
733 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Wigan 4.0 km · Westhoughton 4.0 km · Leigh 6.0 km · Atherton 6.0 km · Golborne 6.0 km · Ashton in Makerfield 7.0 km · Horwich 8.0 km · Tyldesley 8.0 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hindley (53.5333°, -2.5833°, elevation 42 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).