United Kingdom in August

August is one of United Kingdom's best months (rank 3 of 12): its 30 destinations average 83/100, led by London at 93 — 23°C and 10 rainy days — while Isle of Skye is cooler at 14°C and scores 64.

#3 of 12 months for United Kingdom · 30 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇬🇧 United Kingdom, month by month

83/100 in August

Where in United Kingdom in August

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	London	City	23°C	53 mm · 10 days	93 tier S	Yes
2	Cambridge	City	22°C	46 mm · 9 days	92 tier S	Yes
3	Canterbury	City	22°C	50 mm · 7 days	92 tier S	Yes
4	Oxford	City	22°C	51 mm · 8 days	92 tier S	Yes
5	York	City	19°C	51 mm · 10 days	92 tier S	Yes
6	Stratford-upon-Avon	City	21°C	52 mm · 8 days	91 tier S	Yes
7	Birmingham	City	20°C	59 mm · 10 days	89 tier A	Yes
8	Bristol	City	21°C	62 mm · 10 days	89 tier A	Yes
9	Cardiff	City	20°C	77 mm · 12 days	89 tier A	Yes
10	Bath	City	21°C	59 mm · 10 days	88 tier A	Yes
11	St Andrews	City	17°C	64 mm · 12 days	88 tier A	Yes
12	Edinburgh	City	18°C	70 mm · 11 days	87 tier A	Yes
13	Liverpool	City	19°C	102 mm · 17 days	87 tier A	Yes
14	Manchester	City	19°C	84 mm · 16 days	87 tier A	Yes
15	Brighton	Beach	21°C	54 mm · 8 days	86 tier A	Yes
16	Belfast	City	19°C	87 mm · 14 days	85 tier A	Yes
17	Inverness	City	16°C	71 mm · 15 days	85 tier A	Yes
18	Isle of Wight	Island	20°C	51 mm · 7 days	85 tier A	Yes
19	Windermere	Trekking hub	18°C	128 mm · 18 days	84 tier A	—
20	Bournemouth	Beach	22°C	55 mm · 9 days	83 tier A	Yes
21	Keswick	Trekking hub	18°C	144 mm · 18 days	83 tier A	—
22	Newquay	Beach	19°C	66 mm · 11 days	83 tier A	Yes
23	Whitby	Beach	18°C	62 mm · 11 days	82 tier A	Yes
24	Glasgow	City	17°C	105 mm · 17 days	81 tier A	—
25	St Ives	Beach	18°C	65 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	Yes
26	Fort William	Trekking hub	17°C	165 mm · 21 days	80 tier A	—
27	Portree	City	14°C	157 mm · 19 days	75 tier B	—
28	Oban	City	15°C	198 mm · 21 days	73 tier B	—
29	Isle of Skye	Island	14°C	157 mm · 19 days	64 tier C	—
30	Aviemore	Ski resort	17°C	81 mm · 17 days	11 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United Kingdom in August

Notting Hill Carnival · London · 29–31 Aug
Cambridge Folk Festival · Cambridge · 1–2 Aug
Language schools and coach season · Oxford · 1 Jul – 31 Aug
English school holidays · York and 4 more places · 18 Jul – 1 Sep
Ebor Festival at York Races · York · 19–22 Aug
Cricket at Edgbaston · Birmingham · 1 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)
Birmingham Jazz Festival · Birmingham · 18 Jul – 5 Aug (usually)
English summer holidays · Birmingham and 1 more place · 20 Jul – 2 Sep

Seasons in force

Insects & disease · 7 places Summer season opens · 6 places Sea warm enough · 3 places Fog season · 1 place Trail season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 20 of United Kingdom's 22 well-known places this month.

Better months for United Kingdom

July · 85/100 June · 83/100 May · 80/100 Weakest: December · 47/100

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