Runcorn Weather in August
Runcorn in August
The short of it: Runcorn in August averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 13° · rain 76 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
August in Runcorn brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 13°, with about 76 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 21°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 46 min in mid-August, 104 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Runcorn runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Widnes, 2 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Runcorn, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WidnesEngland | 2 km N | 21° | 13° | 76 mm |
| Great SankeyEngland | 8 km NE | 20° | 13° | 79 mm |
| HuytonEngland | 11 km NW | 20° | 13° | 76 mm |
| PrescotEngland | 11 km NNW | 20° | 12° | 83 mm |
| WarringtonEngland | 12 km ENE | 21° | 13° | 79 mm |
| St HelensEngland | 12 km N | 20° | 12° | 84 mm |
| Ellesmere Port TownEngland | 13 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 69 mm |
| NorthwichEngland | 17 km ESE | 20° | 12° | 74 mm |