Manchester · August

Where to go from Manchester in August

158 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what August is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on. 1 of them are at least 4° warmer than Manchester.

Good for August

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in August

Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Manchester, August has 14 h 51 of daylight and averages 13–21°.

Journeys from Manchester's stations on a Tuesday from 08:00, waiting for the train included, from published timetables as of 19 October 2026. Temperatures and rain are long-term averages from each city's Wikivoyage article (CC BY-SA); daylight is worked out for the middle of the month.

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