Nuneaton weather in August

In August, Nuneaton sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nuneaton's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nuneaton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:55 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
71%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Nuneaton is town in Warwickshire, England, UK.

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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nuneaton reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12113
22113
32113
42113
52113
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
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132113
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152113
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301912
311911

How August really feels in Nuneaton

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.

Nuneaton 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 / 5411.91.180.8
Feb / 439.91.39.51.0
Mar10° / 4710.70.911.52.1
Apr13° / 5411.70.313.63.3
May16° / 5911.4015.54.6
Jun19° / 11°6410.9016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6512016.16.0
Aug20° / 13°6211014.56.0
Sep18° / 10°569.9012.45.5
Oct14° / 6411010.33.7
Nov10° / 6111.90.38.52.0
Dec / 5911.517.50.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153169
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243070
253070
262971
272971
282872
292872
302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nuneaton gets around 62 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
538
638
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2236
2336
2435
2534
2634
2733
2833
2932
3032
3131

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157358
256359
356359
457349
558339
658339
7583210
8583210
9593110
10593110
11603010
12603010
1362299
1462299
1562299
1663289
1763289
1864288
1965278
2066277
2167267
2267267
2369256
2470246
2571245
2672235
2773225
2874224
2975214
3075214
3177203

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
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2114light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 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 4:30 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:307:54
215.34:327:52
315.34:337:50
415.24:357:48
515.24:377:47
615.14:387:45
715.14:407:43
815.04:417:41
914.94:437:39
1014.94:457:37
1114.84:467:35
1214.84:487:33
1314.74:507:31
1414.64:517:29
1514.64:537:27
1614.54:557:25
1714.44:577:23
1814.44:587:21
1914.35:007:19
2014.25:027:16
2114.25:037:14
2214.15:057:12
2314.05:077:10
2414.05:097:08
2513.95:107:05
2613.85:127:03
2713.85:147:01
2813.75:156:58
2913.65:176:56
3013.65:196:54
3113.55:216:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 4.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nuneaton?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nuneaton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nuneaton in August

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

In August, Nuneaton sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nuneaton?

Nuneaton sits at 52.5°N, 1.5°W, 85 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bedworth, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Nuneaton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nuneaton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m.

The land around Nuneaton is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (24%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
593 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bedworth 5.0 km · Hinckley 6.0 km · Earl Shilton 12 km · Coventry 13 km · Tamworth 20 km · Kenilworth 21 km · Glen Parva 21 km · Rugby 22 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 Nuneaton (52.5232°, -1.4652°, elevation 85 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. 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).