Willenhall weather in August

In August, Willenhall sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.1 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 11% 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 Willenhall's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Willenhall's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:57 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
71%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Willenhall is town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, 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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Willenhall 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 24°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)
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22113
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72113
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142113
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How August really feels in Willenhall

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.

Willenhall 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 / 5512.31.180.8
Feb / 4610.11.39.51.1
Mar10° / 5010.80.811.52.1
Apr13° / 5611.90.213.63.2
May16° / 6111.5015.54.5
Jun19° / 11°6811.5016.55.5
Jul21° / 13°6511.8016.16.0
Aug20° / 13°6211.1014.56.0
Sep18° / 10°579.8012.45.4
Oct14° / 6711.2010.33.7
Nov10° / 65120.38.52.0
Dec / 6211.80.97.51.0

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103268
113268
123169
133268
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
272971
282971
292872
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Willenhall gets around 62 mm of rain over 11.1 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.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
338
438
538
638
737
837
937
1037
1136
1236
1336
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2435
2535
2634
2734
2833
2933
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 (%)
155378
255378
355378
455369
556359
656359
757349
8573310
9583210
10583210
11593110
12593110
13603010
14612910
1562299
1663289
1763289
1865278
1965278
2067267
2167267
2269256
2370246
2470246
2572235
2672235
2774224
2874224
2975214
3076213
3176213

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

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
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3113light 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 5:23 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:327:56
215.34:347:55
315.34:357:53
415.24:377:51
515.24:397:49
615.14:407:47
715.14:427:46
815.04:447:44
914.94:457:42
1014.94:477:40
1114.84:497:38
1214.84:507:36
1314.74:527:34
1414.64:547:32
1514.64:557:30
1614.54:577:28
1714.44:597:25
1814.45:007:23
1914.35:027:21
2014.35:047:19
2114.25:067:17
2214.15:077:15
2314.15:097:12
2414.05:117:10
2513.95:127:08
2613.95:147:05
2713.85:167:03
2813.75:187:01
2913.75:196:58
3013.65:216:56
3113.55:236:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Willenhall?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Willenhall for sightseeing.

What to pack for Willenhall in August

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

In August, Willenhall 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 Willenhall 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 Willenhall peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Willenhall?

Willenhall sits at 52.6°N, 2.1°W, 136 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Wednesfield, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Willenhall

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Willenhall has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 m.

The land around Willenhall is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (32%), trees (30%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
614 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Wednesfield 2.0 km · Wolverhampton 4.0 km · Wednesbury 4.0 km · Walsall 5.0 km · Bloxwich 5.0 km · Tipton 6.0 km · West Bromwich 9.0 km · Great Wyrley 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 Willenhall (52.5851°, -2.0593°, elevation 136 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).