Warwick weather in August

In August, Warwick sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 Warwick's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warwick's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:56 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
70%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Warwick is county town of Warwickshire, England.

Density
3,952/km²
people per km²

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 Warwick 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 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)
12213
22213
32213
42113
52113
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
152113
162113
172113
182113
192113
202013
212012
222012
232012
242012
252012
262012
272012
282012
292012
301912
311912

How August really feels in Warwick

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.

Warwick 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 / 5511.70.980.8
Feb / 449.91.39.51.0
Mar10° / 4710.60.811.52.1
Apr13° / 5411.50.313.63.3
May16° / 5911.1015.44.6
Jun19° / 11°6210.8016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°6211.40166.1
Aug21° / 13°6110.9014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°569.2012.45.6
Oct14° / 6511.2010.33.8
Nov10° / 6211.80.28.52.0
Dec / 5911.217.61.0

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33367
43367
53367
63268
73268
83268
93367
103268
113268
123367
133367
143367
153367
163367
173367
183367
193367
203367
213367
223367
233367
243268
253268
263169
273169
283169
293169
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Warwick gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2135
2235
2334
2434
2533
2633
2732
2832
2931
3031
3130

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157358
257358
356359
457349
557349
658339
759329
859329
9593110
10593110
11603010
1261309
1362299
1462299
1562299
1663289
1763289
1864288
1965278
2065278
2167267
2267267
2368257
2469256
2570246
2671245
2772235
2872235
2973234
3074224
3174224

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
213light breeze
313light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
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 4:32 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:327:53
215.34:337:52
315.34:357:50
415.24:367:48
515.14:387:46
615.14:407:44
715.04:417:43
815.04:437:41
914.94:447:39
1014.84:467:37
1114.84:487:35
1214.74:497:33
1314.74:517:31
1414.64:537:29
1514.54:547:27
1614.54:567:25
1714.44:587:23
1814.44:597:21
1914.35:017:18
2014.25:037:16
2114.25:047:14
2214.15:067:12
2314.05:087:10
2414.05:107:07
2513.95:117:05
2613.85:137:03
2713.85:157:01
2813.75:166:58
2913.65:186:56
3013.65:206:54
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 4.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Warwick?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Warwick for sightseeing.

What to pack for Warwick in August

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

In August, Warwick sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Warwick 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 Warwick 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 Warwick?

Warwick sits at 52.3°N, 1.6°W, 57 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Royal Leamington Spa, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Warwick

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warwick has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m.

The land around Warwick is covered by trees (29%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (35%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
593 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Royal Leamington Spa 4.0 km · Kenilworth 7.0 km · Stratford-upon-Avon 13 km · Coventry 15 km · Solihull 20 km · Shirley 21 km · Bedworth 23 km · Rugby 24 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 Warwick (52.2833°, -1.5833°, elevation 57 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).