Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in United Kingdom in August

In August, average daytime highs across the 143 cities listed in the United Kingdom range from 15.8°C in Aberdeen to 21.4°C in Maidstone. Monthly rainfall ranges from 58 mm in Shrewsbury to 117 mm in Blackpool.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

City by city

August in United Kingdom

1991–2020

Average August climate for cities in United Kingdom, 1991–2020
City	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm	Rain days
London	21.3°C13.4°C	13.4°C	61	10.2
Birmingham	19.7°C12.1°C	12.1°C	62	11.1
Glasgow	17.2°C10.9°C	10.9°C	101	15.7
Manchester	18.8°C12.0°C	12.0°C	89	15.2
Sheffield	19.6°C12.6°C	12.6°C	79	13.0
Leeds	19.3°C12.2°C	12.2°C	72	12.0
Edinburgh	17.4°C11.4°C	11.4°C	75	13.2
Liverpool	18.4°C13.3°C	13.3°C	99	16.4
Bristol	20.1°C13.1°C	13.1°C	69	10.8
Cardiff	19.2°C13.5°C	13.5°C	87	12.3
Leicester	20.5°C12.8°C	12.8°C	61	10.7
Bradford	18.6°C11.9°C	11.9°C	82	14.2
Belfast	17.3°C12.6°C	12.6°C	81	14.2
Coventry	20.1°C12.6°C	12.6°C	62	11.0
Nottingham	20.2°C12.5°C	12.5°C	62	10.8
Reading	20.9°C13.1°C	13.1°C	61	10.3
Kingston upon Hull	19.7°C13.1°C	13.1°C	67	11.5
Preston	18.2°C12.5°C	12.5°C	112	16.8
Swansea	18.5°C13.8°C	13.8°C	101	14.3
Newcastle upon Tyne	18.2°C12.0°C	12.0°C	68	12.3
Southend-on-Sea	20.8°C14.6°C	14.6°C	63	10.2
Brighton	19.8°C14.4°C	14.4°C	62	9.3
Derby	19.9°C12.5°C	12.5°C	65	11.3
Southampton	20.4°C13.9°C	13.9°C	65	10.4
Wolverhampton	19.4°C12.1°C	12.1°C	62	11.1
Plymouth	19.4°C14.1°C	14.1°C	69	11.2
Stoke-on-Trent	19.1°C12.0°C	12.0°C	68	12.4
Milton Keynes	20.4°C12.7°C	12.7°C	61	10.6
Northampton	20.5°C12.6°C	12.6°C	61	10.9
Oldham	18.0°C11.4°C	11.4°C	88	14.9
Bexley	21.3°C13.8°C	13.8°C	60	9.9
Luton	20.7°C12.8°C	12.8°C	61	10.8
Barking	21.4°C13.8°C	13.8°C	62	9.8
Archway	21.0°C13.4°C	13.4°C	61	10.2
Portsmouth	20.6°C14.1°C	14.1°C	64	9.9
Swindon	20.2°C12.5°C	12.5°C	65	10.8
Dudley	19.5°C12.0°C	12.0°C	62	11.1
Aberdeen	15.8°C12.1°C	12.1°C	65	12.3
Sutton	20.9°C13.1°C	13.1°C	66	10.1
St Helens	18.7°C12.7°C	12.7°C	89	15.2
Ipswich	20.8°C14.2°C	14.2°C	62	10.3
Wigan	18.7°C12.5°C	12.5°C	89	15.2
Croydon	21.0°C13.4°C	13.4°C	62	9.8
Warrington	18.9°C12.5°C	12.5°C	89	15.1
Walsall	19.6°C12.3°C	12.3°C	62	11.1
Mansfield	19.6°C12.0°C	12.0°C	69	11.7
Sunderland	18.7°C12.2°C	12.2°C	68	12.3
Ilford	21.3°C13.8°C	13.8°C	62	9.8
Slough	21.0°C13.2°C	13.2°C	60	10.3
Bournemouth	20.0°C14.6°C	14.6°C	63	9.4
Peterborough, United Kingdom	21.1°C13.1°C	13.1°C	63	10.6
Oxford	20.5°C12.8°C	12.8°C	61	10.7
Newport	20.1°C13.0°C	13.0°C	74	11.3
Enfield Town	21.2°C13.5°C	13.5°C	63	10.3
York	19.6°C12.0°C	12.0°C	72	11.5
Telford	19.1°C11.6°C	11.6°C	61	11.9
Poole	20.0°C14.6°C	14.6°C	63	9.4
Burnley	18.1°C11.5°C	11.5°C	106	16.0
Harrow	20.8°C13.3°C	13.3°C	61	10.2
Huddersfield	18.8°C12.3°C	12.3°C	82	14.2
Dundee, United Kingdom	17.3°C11.0°C	11.0°C	76	13.3
Blackburn	17.9°C11.6°C	11.6°C	108	16.4
Cambridge, United Kingdom	21.4°C13.4°C	13.4°C	61	10.5
Blackpool	17.7°C13.6°C	13.6°C	117	16.8
Basildon	20.9°C14.2°C	14.2°C	58	9.9
Norwich	20.7°C13.7°C	13.7°C	67	11.6
Middlesbrough	18.6°C12.7°C	12.7°C	67	11.7
Bolton	18.2°C11.8°C	11.8°C	89	15.1
Stockport	18.9°C12.0°C	12.0°C	89	15.2
High Wycombe	20.8°C13.0°C	13.0°C	62	10.7
Gloucester, United Kingdom	20.5°C12.9°C	12.9°C	63	10.6
Exeter	19.7°C13.3°C	13.3°C	65	11.2
Colchester	20.7°C14.4°C	14.4°C	64	10.7
Salford	18.8°C11.9°C	11.9°C	89	15.2
Solihull	19.8°C12.3°C	12.3°C	62	10.8
Watford	20.8°C13.3°C	13.3°C	62	10.7
Saint Peters	20.2°C15.2°C	15.2°C	62	9.6
Crawley	20.6°C13.3°C	13.3°C	62	9.5
Burton upon Trent	19.9°C12.5°C	12.5°C	66	11.8
Cheltenham	20.3°C12.8°C	12.8°C	62	10.7
Rotherham	19.9°C12.7°C	12.7°C	73	11.9
Worthing	19.9°C14.6°C	14.6°C	63	9.3
Doncaster	20.1°C12.4°C	12.4°C	73	11.9
Chesterfield	19.6°C12.4°C	12.4°C	78	12.8
Chelmsford	21.1°C13.9°C	13.9°C	59	9.9
Sutton Coldfield	19.8°C12.2°C	12.2°C	62	10.8
Wakefield	19.3°C12.2°C	12.2°C	72	12.0
Walthamstow	21.4°C13.7°C	13.7°C	62	9.8
Dagenham	21.3°C13.9°C	13.9°C	60	9.9
Basingstoke	20.6°C12.9°C	12.9°C	64	10.6
Maidstone	21.4°C14.1°C	14.1°C	68	10.9
Bedford	21.3°C13.2°C	13.2°C	61	10.5
Woking	21.1°C13.1°C	13.1°C	64	10.0
Lincoln, United Kingdom	20.7°C12.8°C	12.8°C	69	11.2
West Bromwich	19.5°C12.0°C	12.0°C	62	11.1
Eastbourne	19.2°C15.4°C	15.4°C	61	9.5
Worcester, United Kingdom	20.5°C12.7°C	12.7°C	58	10.4
Bath	19.8°C12.6°C	12.6°C	67	10.8
Gillingham	21.1°C14.0°C	14.0°C	58	9.9
Rochdale	18.3°C11.6°C	11.6°C	89	15.2
Hemel Hempstead	20.4°C12.8°C	12.8°C	62	10.7
Hayes	20.9°C13.4°C	13.4°C	60	10.3
Harlow	21.1°C13.2°C	13.2°C	63	10.3
Hastings, United Kingdom	20.2°C14.7°C	14.7°C	59	9.6
High Peak	17.6°C11.1°C	11.1°C	91	14.7
Darlington	18.6°C11.7°C	11.7°C	66	11.7
Stevenage	20.9°C13.0°C	13.0°C	62	10.7
Southport	18.2°C13.7°C	13.7°C	117	16.8
Chester	19.2°C12.7°C	12.7°C	80	13.8
Grays	21.3°C14.0°C	14.0°C	60	9.9
Harrogate	18.5°C11.4°C	11.4°C	71	12.0
Hartlepool	18.5°C12.7°C	12.7°C	68	11.8
Nuneaton	20.1°C12.6°C	12.6°C	62	11.0
Redditch	19.9°C12.2°C	12.2°C	59	10.4
Fulham	21.3°C13.5°C	13.5°C	61	10.2
Grimsby	19.9°C13.0°C	13.0°C	66	11.7
Cannock	19.3°C12.1°C	12.1°C	67	11.9
St Albans	20.7°C13.1°C	13.1°C	62	10.8
South Shields	18.6°C12.5°C	12.5°C	68	12.3
Derry	17.1°C11.9°C	11.9°C	94	16.7
Weston-super-Mare	19.8°C13.6°C	13.6°C	73	11.5
Halifax, United Kingdom	18.3°C11.8°C	11.8°C	82	14.2
Tamworth	20.1°C12.5°C	12.5°C	66	11.8
Scunthorpe	20.1°C12.4°C	12.4°C	67	11.1
Stockton-on-Tees	18.8°C12.5°C	12.5°C	67	11.7
Carlisle	17.8°C11.2°C	11.2°C	88	15.3
Rugby	20.1°C12.3°C	12.3°C	62	10.8
Lisburn	17.4°C12.1°C	12.1°C	81	14.2
Paisley	17.2°C11.1°C	11.1°C	105	16.4
Shrewsbury	19.5°C11.9°C	11.9°C	58	11.3
Fylde	17.8°C13.4°C	13.4°C	117	16.8
Crewe	19.2°C12.1°C	12.1°C	65	12.1
Bracknell	20.8°C12.8°C	12.8°C	60	10.2
East Kilbride	16.6°C10.2°C	10.2°C	101	15.7
Hove	19.8°C14.5°C	14.5°C	62	9.3
Aylesbury	20.7°C12.8°C	12.8°C	62	10.7
Purley	20.8°C13.1°C	13.1°C	70	10.4
Guildford	21.1°C13.2°C	13.2°C	64	10.0
Barnsley	19.1°C11.9°C	11.9°C	79	13.0
Lowestoft	19.2°C15.1°C	15.1°C	64	10.2
Maidenhead	21.0°C13.2°C	13.2°C	60	10.2
Stafford	19.6°C12.3°C	12.3°C	67	11.9
Uxbridge	20.8°C13.3°C	13.3°C	60	10.3

A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.