Is Cardiff hot in August?
Days are typically mild at 21.5°C, while nights average 12.2°C.
United Kingdom · 1991–2020 normal
Cardiff in
August.
Typical August weather in Cardiff: 21.5°C by day, 12.2°C at night, 62 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high21.5°C
Typical low12.2°C
Rain62 mm
Wet days9.9
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 77 out of 100 (July leads the year at 81). Daylight is calculated as 14 h 36 from latitude 51.48°. Open-water sea temperature is 18.2°C (12 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is Cardiff like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 62 mm across about 10 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 14 h 36 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 2 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2653822
- NOAA station
- UKE00107962 · YEOVILTON
- Station distance
- 64.8 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 29 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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