Wallington weather in August

In August, Wallington sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wallington's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wallington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:53 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Wallington is town in the London Borough of Sutton, Greater London, 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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Wallington reaches about 21°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 18°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)
12214
22214
32214
42214
52214
62214
72214
82214
92214
102214
112214
122214
132114
142113
152113
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222113
232113
242113
252013
262013
272012
282012
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302012
312012

How August really feels in Wallington

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.

Wallington weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5811.30.88.21.0
Feb / 489.319.61.2
Mar10° / 4410.10.511.52.3
Apr13° / 5211.30.113.53.5
May16° / 559.9015.35.0
Jun19° / 11°5910.1016.35.9
Jul21° / 13°5810.5015.96.4
Aug21° / 13°6610.1014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°499.2012.45.8
Oct15° / 6211010.44.1
Nov10° / 6611.20.18.62.3
Dec / 6311.10.87.71.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
53862
63862
73862
83862
93961
103862
113862
123763
133763
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193763
203763
213664
223664
233763
243664
253664
263664
273664
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wallington gets around 66 mm of rain over 10.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1735
1834
1934
2034
2134
2233
2332
2432
2531
2630
2730
2829
2928
3027
3127

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14145140
24145140
34145140
44244140
54243150
64243150
74342150
84442150
94441150
104540150
114540140
124640140
134640140
144640140
154740130
164740130
174840120
184840110
194940111
204940101
215040101
22523990
23543880
24543880
25563770
26573670
27573670
28593560
29603460
30613360
31633250

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:297:44
215.24:317:42
315.14:327:41
415.14:347:39
515.04:357:37
615.04:377:36
714.94:397:34
814.94:407:32
914.84:427:30
1014.84:437:28
1114.74:457:26
1214.64:467:25
1314.64:487:23
1414.54:507:21
1514.54:517:19
1614.44:537:17
1714.34:547:15
1814.34:567:13
1914.24:587:10
2014.24:597:08
2114.15:017:06
2214.05:037:04
2314.05:047:02
2413.95:067:00
2513.85:076:58
2613.85:096:55
2713.75:116:53
2813.65:126:51
2913.65:146:49
3013.55:166:46
3113.45:176:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Wallington?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wallington for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wallington in August

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

In August, Wallington sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Wallington 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 Wallington peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wallington?

Wallington sits at 51.4°N, 0.2°W, 46 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Carshalton, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Wallington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wallington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Wallington is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (43%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Carshalton 1.0 km · Sutton 4.0 km · South Croydon 4.0 km · Purley 4.0 km · Croydon 4.0 km · Mitcham 4.0 km · Morden 5.0 km · Coulsdon 5.0 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 Wallington (51.364°, -0.1537°, elevation 46 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).