Wath upon Dearne in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Wath upon Dearne sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 217 mm of rain over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Wath upon Dearne's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wath upon Dearne's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
217 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
5.7
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Wath upon Dearne in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.

A typical summer day in Wath upon Dearne reaches about 20°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Wath upon Dearne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Wath upon Dearne weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5312.11.67.80.7
Feb / 4710.51.99.41.0
Mar10° / 4910.91.311.52.0
Apr12° / 5811.70.513.73.1
May15° / 5811.6015.64.4
Jun18° / 10°7412.2016.75.3
Jul20° / 12°6912.1016.25.9
Aug20° / 12°7311.9014.65.9
Sep17° / 10°589.7012.55.4
Oct14° / 6111.5010.33.6
Nov10° / 6112.10.48.31.9
Dec / 6012.11.47.30.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Wath upon Dearne gets around 217 mm of rain over 36 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 14 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min in early June to 13 h 36 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Wath upon Dearne?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Wath upon Dearne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wath upon Dearne in Summer

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

In summer, Wath upon Dearne sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 36 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Wath upon Dearne in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Wath upon Dearne 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
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wath upon Dearne?

Wath upon Dearne sits at 53.5°N, 1.3°W, 35 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Mexborough, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Wath upon Dearne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wath upon Dearne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m.

The land around Wath upon Dearne is covered by cropland (25%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
317 m
80 km
653 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Mexborough 4.0 km · Wombwell 4.0 km · Rawmarsh 5.0 km · Hoyland Nether 7.0 km · Conisbrough 8.0 km · Rotherham 8.0 km · Chapeltown 9.0 km · Barnsley 10 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 Wath upon Dearne (53.5029°, -1.3458°, elevation 35 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.