East London Weather in August
Average highs run from 16°C on August 1 to 16°C on August 31, and lows from 8°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 165 mm over about 6 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 16°C
- Average low
- 8°C
- Precipitation
- 165 mm
- Record high
- 38°CAug 31, 1964
- Record low
- 0°CAug 5, 2001
- Daylight
- 10 h 32 min to 11 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 12°C
- Wind
- 23.8 km/h
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 16°C | 8°C | 32°C 1962 | 0°C 2001 | 19% |
| Aug 2 | 17°C | 8°C | 34°C 1993 | 0°C 2001 | 19% |
| Aug 3 | 17°C | 8°C | 34°C 1995 | 1°C 2004 | 20% |
| Aug 4 | 15°C | 8°C | 34°C 1979 | 2°C 2020 | 20% |
| Aug 5 | 15°C | 7°C | 31°C 1967 | 0°C 2001 | 20% |
| Aug 6 | 16°C | 8°C | 32°C 1963 | 1°C 2003 | 18% |
| Aug 7 | 15°C | 8°C | 34°C 1944 | 1°C 2003 | 18% |
| Aug 8 | 15°C | 8°C | 34°C 1990 | 3°C 2015 | 19% |
| Aug 9 | 15°C | 7°C | 34°C 1981 | 1°C 2017 | 20% |
| Aug 10 | 15°C | 8°C | 35°C 1981 | 2°C 2002 | 20% |
| Aug 11 | 14°C | 7°C | 34°C 1957 | 2°C 2023 | 20% |
| Aug 12 | 15°C | 7°C | 32°C 1975 | 0°C 2005 | 20% |
| Aug 13 | 15°C | 8°C | 33°C 1975 | 1°C 2012 | 20% |
| Aug 14 | 16°C | 8°C | 33°C 1991 | 3°C 2009 | 20% |
| Aug 15 | 17°C | 9°C | 34°C 1969 | 5°C 2020 | 20% |
| Aug 16 | 17°C | 9°C | 33°C 2000 | 4°C 2009 | 20% |
| Aug 17 | 16°C | 8°C | 34°C 1985 | 3°C 2025 | 20% |
| Aug 18 | 16°C | 8°C | 34°C 1995 | 2°C 2014 | 19% |
| Aug 19 | 17°C | 9°C | 35°C 1999 | 2°C 2011 | 19% |
| Aug 20 | 16°C | 8°C | 35°C 1942 | 0°C 2007 | 19% |
| Aug 21 | 16°C | 9°C | 34°C 1954 | 3°C 2011 | 19% |
| Aug 22 | 16°C | 9°C | 33°C 1980 | 4°C 2012 | 20% |
| Aug 23 | 16°C | 8°C | 36°C 1980 | 3°C 2001 | 21% |
| Aug 24 | 16°C | 8°C | 34°C 1963 | 1°C 2011 | 20% |
| Aug 25 | 16°C | 8°C | 36°C 1960 | 1°C 2011 | 20% |
| Aug 26 | 16°C | 8°C | 29°C 1993 | 2°C 2013 | 20% |
| Aug 27 | 16°C | 8°C | 35°C 1944 | 2°C 2015 | 20% |
| Aug 28 | 15°C | 8°C | 33°C 1949 | 2°C 2002 | 19% |
| Aug 29 | 15°C | 8°C | 36°C 1945 | 2°C 2001 | 19% |
| Aug 30 | 16°C | 9°C | 33°C 1948 | 1°C 2016 | 20% |
| Aug 31 | 16°C | 9°C | 38°C 1964 | 2°C 2016 | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station SF000068858, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.