Wigan weather in August

In August, Wigan sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 89 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wigan's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wigan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:57 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Wigan is town in Greater Manchester, England.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
6,198/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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Wigan reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°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)
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How August really feels in Wigan

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.

Wigan 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 / 791517.80.9
Feb / 6713.11.19.41.1
Mar10° / 67130.811.51.9
Apr12° / 6412.50.313.73.1
May15° / 6612.6015.64.3
Jun18° / 11°8013.3016.75.1
Jul19° / 13°8014.9016.35.4
Aug19° / 13°8915.2014.65.3
Sep17° / 11°7812.7012.54.9
Oct14° / 9114.6010.33.4
Nov10° / 9216.10.18.31.9
Dec / 9815.50.77.31.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83070
93070
102971
112971
122971
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wigan gets around 89 mm of rain over 15.2 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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351
451
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652
752
852
952
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1151
1251
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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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1484210
2484111
3494011
4503911
5503812
6513712
7523612
8523612
9533512
10533512
11543511
12543511
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1857358
1957358
2058357
2160346
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2362335
2463325
2564315
2665314
2766304
2867294
2969283
3069283
3170273

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:318:02
215.54:328:01
315.44:347:59
415.44:367:57
515.34:377:55
615.24:397:53
715.24:417:51
815.14:437:49
915.14:447:47
1015.04:467:45
1114.94:487:43
1214.94:507:41
1314.84:517:39
1414.74:537:37
1514.74:557:35
1614.64:577:33
1714.54:587:30
1814.55:007:28
1914.45:027:26
2014.35:047:24
2114.35:067:21
2214.25:077:19
2314.15:097:17
2414.15:117:14
2514.05:137:12
2613.95:157:10
2713.95:167:07
2813.85:187:05
2913.75:207:03
3013.65:227:00
3113.65:236:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Wigan?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wigan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wigan in August

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

In August, Wigan sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Wigan 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 at the nearest coast (about 33 km away) 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
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Wigan 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 Wigan 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
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wigan?

Wigan sits at 53.5°N, 2.6°W, 32 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Hindley, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Wigan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wigan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 733 m.

The land around Wigan is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
733 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hindley 4.0 km · Ashton in Makerfield 7.0 km · Westhoughton 7.0 km · Golborne 8.0 km · Horwich 9.0 km · Haydock 9.0 km · Skelmersdale 9.0 km · Leigh 9.0 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 Wigan (53.543°, -2.6371°, elevation 32 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).