London climate

London Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around London, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 28°C on August 1 to 26°C on August 31, and lows from 17°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 59 mm over about 12 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at London, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
27°C
Average low
16°C
Precipitation
59 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CAug 8, 2001
Reanalysis low
8°CAug 20, 2000
Daylight
14 h 30 min to 13 h 13 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
15°C
Wind
14.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 128°C17°C35°C 200711°C 199248%
Aug 228°C17°C35°C 200714°C 199648%
Aug 328°C17°C33°C 200512°C 200047%
Aug 428°C17°C33°C 201610°C 200047%
Aug 528°C17°C34°C 200110°C 199246%
Aug 628°C17°C34°C 20019°C 199445%
Aug 728°C17°C34°C 200111°C 200445%
Aug 828°C17°C37°C 200112°C 200245%
Aug 927°C16°C34°C 200111°C 200844%
Aug 1027°C16°C34°C 201610°C 199444%
Aug 1127°C16°C33°C 201011°C 200842%
Aug 1227°C16°C33°C 201010°C 200442%
Aug 1327°C16°C33°C 202011°C 200443%
Aug 1427°C16°C33°C 20039°C 199244%
Aug 1527°C16°C32°C 201010°C 199244%
Aug 1627°C16°C33°C 199511°C 201442%
Aug 1727°C16°C32°C 201510°C 199242%
Aug 1827°C16°C33°C 199510°C 200741%
Aug 1927°C16°C32°C 19959°C 200040%
Aug 2027°C16°C33°C 19958°C 200041%
Aug 2127°C16°C32°C 20039°C 199241%
Aug 2227°C16°C32°C 202010°C 200440%
Aug 2327°C16°C32°C 202011°C 200539%
Aug 2427°C16°C32°C 202011°C 200338%
Aug 2527°C16°C33°C 199311°C 201737%
Aug 2627°C15°C33°C 19939°C 201737%
Aug 2727°C15°C31°C 199313°C 201037%
Aug 2827°C15°C33°C 199111°C 201435%
Aug 2927°C15°C34°C 19919°C 199233%
Aug 3027°C15°C35°C 20109°C 199933%
Aug 3126°C15°C33°C 20109°C 200935%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at London, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.