Workington weather in August

In August, Workington sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 117 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. 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 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Workington's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Workington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:57 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Workington is town, civil parish and port in Cumbria, England, UK.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical August day in Workington reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11813
21813
31813
41813
51813
61813
71813
81813
91813
101813
111813
121713
131713
141713
151713
161713
171713
181713
191713
201713
211713
221713
231713
241713
251713
261712
271712
281712
291712
301712
311712

How August really feels in Workington

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.

Workington weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12817.71.27.60.6
Feb / 10114.71.49.30.7
Mar / 8814.50.811.51.2
Apr10° / 7513.30.313.72.2
May13° / 7913.1015.83.4
Jun16° / 11°8713.8016.94.2
Jul17° / 13°9815.9016.54.7
Aug17° / 13°11717.1014.74.6
Sep16° / 11°10815012.54.0
Oct13° / 14117010.22.9
Nov10° / 14018.50.28.21.6
Dec / 14117.60.97.10.8

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43169
53169
63169
73268
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153070
163070
173070
183070
192971
203070
213070
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Workington gets around 117 mm of rain over 17.1 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 55% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
655
755
855
955
1055
1156
1256
1356
1457
1557
1657
1757
1857
1957
2057
2157
2256
2356
2455
2554
2653
2753
2852
2952
3051
3151

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 (%)
156377
256377
357367
458357
558348
658348
759338
859338
959338
1059338
1160337
1260337
1360337
1460337
1561336
1661336
1761336
1862335
1963325
2064324
2165314
2267303
2368293
2469283
2571272
2672262
2772262
2873252
2975241
3076231
3176231

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:30 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:308:11
215.64:318:09
315.64:338:07
415.54:358:05
515.44:378:03
615.44:388:01
715.34:407:59
815.34:427:57
915.24:447:55
1015.14:467:53
1115.14:487:51
1215.04:497:49
1314.94:517:46
1414.94:537:44
1514.84:557:42
1614.74:577:40
1714.64:597:37
1814.65:017:35
1914.55:037:33
2014.45:047:30
2114.45:067:28
2214.35:087:26
2314.25:107:23
2414.15:127:21
2514.15:147:18
2614.05:167:16
2713.95:187:13
2813.95:197:11
2913.85:217:08
3013.75:237:06
3113.65:257:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 4.89 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Workington?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Workington for sightseeing.

What to pack for Workington in August

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

In August, Workington sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Workington in August

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 16°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Workington in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Workington peaks around June 16 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 16UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Workington?

Workington sits at 54.6°N, 3.5°W, 20 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Whitehaven, 11 km away.

Morecambe

Topography around Workington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Workington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 562 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Workington is covered by grassland (34%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
562 m
80 km
961 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Whitehaven 11 km · Dumfries 48 km · Carlisle 48 km · Windermere 50 km · Penrith 51 km · Kendal 62 km · Barrow in Furness 63 km · Morecambe 78 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 Workington (54.6425°, -3.5441°, elevation 20 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).