Leyland weather in August

In August, Leyland sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 112 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Leyland's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leyland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:56 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Leyland is town in Lancashire, England.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical August day in Leyland reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°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)
11913
21913
31913
41913
51913
61913
71913
81913
91913
101913
111913
121913
131913
141913
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161913
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181913
191813
201813
211813
221813
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241812
251812
261812
271812
281812
291812
301812
311812

How August really feels in Leyland

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.

Leyland 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 / 10216.51.17.80.8
Feb / 8614.11.49.40.9
Mar / 81140.811.51.6
Apr12° / 7213.30.313.72.8
May15° / 7813.4015.63.9
Jun17° / 11°8914.3016.74.8
Jul19° / 13°9816.1016.35.1
Aug19° / 13°11216.9014.65.0
Sep16° / 11°9713.6012.54.6
Oct13° / 11616010.33.2
Nov10° / 11617.10.28.31.7
Dec / 12316.60.87.30.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153070
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
213070
223070
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283070
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Leyland gets around 112 mm of rain over 16.9 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 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
254
354
454
555
655
755
855
955
1055
1156
1256
1356
1457
1557
1657
1758
1858
1957
2057
2156
2255
2354
2453
2552
2651
2750
2849
2948
3047
3146

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150419
2504010
3513910
4523810
5523711
6533611
7543511
8553411
9553411
10553411
11563410
12563410
13563410
1457349
1556359
1656359
1757358
1857358
1959347
2060346
2161336
2262335
2363325
2464315
2566304
2667294
2768284
2870273
2971263
3071263
3172253

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2715light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 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 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:30 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:308:03
215.54:328:02
315.44:348:00
415.44:357:58
515.34:377:56
615.34:397:54
715.24:407:52
815.14:427:50
915.14:447:48
1015.04:467:46
1114.94:477:44
1214.94:497:42
1314.84:517:40
1414.74:537:38
1514.74:557:36
1614.64:567:33
1714.54:587:31
1814.55:007:29
1914.45:027:27
2014.35:047:24
2114.35:057:22
2214.25:077:20
2314.15:097:17
2414.15:117:15
2514.05:137:13
2613.95:147:10
2713.95:167:08
2813.85:187:05
2913.75:207:03
3013.65:227:01
3113.65:236:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Leyland?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Leyland for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leyland in August

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

In August, Leyland sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Leyland 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 30 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 Leyland 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 Leyland 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 Leyland?

Leyland sits at 53.7°N, 2.7°W, 39 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chorley, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Leyland

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leyland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m.

The land around Leyland is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
789 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Chorley 7.0 km · Preston 7.0 km · Horwich 14 km · Blackburn 15 km · Darwen 15 km · Skelmersdale 17 km · Wigan 18 km · Ormskirk 19 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 Leyland (53.6979°, -2.6876°, elevation 39 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).