Morecambe weather in August

In August, Morecambe sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 114 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°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 Morecambe's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morecambe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:56 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Morecambe is town and civil parish in Lancashire, England.

Founded
1889

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 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Morecambe reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°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
51813
61813
71813
81813
91813
101813
111813
121813
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301712
311712

How August really feels in Morecambe

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.

Morecambe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 11716.51.47.70.6
Feb / 9714.41.49.40.7
Mar / 8613.71.111.51.4
Apr11° / 7112.80.313.72.6
May14° / 7613.3015.73.7
Jun16° / 11°8714.6016.84.5
Jul18° / 13°9616.2016.35.0
Aug18° / 13°11416.7014.64.8
Sep16° / 11°10214.5012.54.3
Oct13° / 12516.3010.23.0
Nov10° / 12517.10.38.31.6
Dec / 13416.90.97.20.8

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52872
62872
72872
82773
92872
102872
112872
122971
132872
142872
152971
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193070
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212971
222971
233070
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282971
292872
302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Morecambe gets around 114 mm of rain over 16.7 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.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
553
654
754
854
954
1054
1155
1255
1356
1456
1557
1657
1758
1858
1958
2057
2157
2256
2355
2454
2553
2653
2752
2851
2950
3050
3149

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
149419
2504110
3504010
4513910
5523810
6533710
7533710
8543610
9543610
10543610
11543610
1256359
1355369
1455369
1555369
1656368
1756368
1858357
1958357
2059356
2160346
2262335
2362335
2463325
2565314
2666304
2767294
2868293
2969283
3070273
3171263

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
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1315light breeze
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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 4:29 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:298:06
215.54:318:04
315.54:338:02
415.44:358:00
515.44:367:58
615.34:387:56
715.24:407:54
815.24:427:52
915.14:437:50
1015.14:457:48
1115.04:477:46
1214.94:497:44
1314.94:507:42
1414.84:527:40
1514.74:547:37
1614.74:567:35
1714.64:587:33
1814.55:007:31
1914.45:017:28
2014.45:037:26
2114.35:057:24
2214.25:077:21
2314.25:097:19
2414.15:117:17
2514.05:127:14
2614.05:147:12
2713.95:167:09
2813.85:187:07
2913.75:207:04
3013.75:227:02
3113.65:237:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Morecambe?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Morecambe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Morecambe in August

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

In August, Morecambe sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Morecambe 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 offshore 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
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Morecambe 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 Morecambe peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Morecambe?

Morecambe sits at 54.1°N, 2.9°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Heysham, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Morecambe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morecambe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Morecambe is covered by water (42%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (45%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
558 m
80 km
959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Heysham 3.0 km · Lancaster 5.0 km · Fleetwood 19 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 24 km · Barrow in Furness 24 km · Fylde 26 km · Poulton-le-Fylde 27 km · Kendal 30 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 Morecambe (54.0684°, -2.8611°, elevation 10 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).