Is Preston hot in August?
Days are typically mild at 20.1°C, while nights average 12.3°C.
United Kingdom · 1991–2020 normal
Preston in
August.
Typical August weather in Preston: 20.1°C by day, 12.3°C at night, 98 mm of rain over 13.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high20.1°C
Typical low12.3°C
Rain98 mm
Wet days13.9
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 64 out of 100 (July leads the year at 67). Daylight is calculated as 14 h 50 from latitude 53.76°. Open-water sea temperature is 17.0°C (30 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is Preston like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 98 mm across about 14 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 14 h 50 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 2 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2639912
- NOAA station
- UKE00105862 · PRESTON: MOOR PARK
- Station distance
- 1.2 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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