Aylesbury weather in August

In August, Aylesbury sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aylesbury's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aylesbury's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:54 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Aylesbury is town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England.

Density
4,822/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Aylesbury reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12214
22214
32214
42214
52214
62214
72214
82213
92213
102213
112213
122113
132113
142113
152113
162113
172113
182113
192113
202113
212113
222113
232013
242012
252012
262012
272012
282012
292012
302012
312012

How August really feels in Aylesbury

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aylesbury weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5511.218.10.9
Feb / 439.21.39.61.1
Mar10° / 4510.20.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5211.60.113.63.4
May16° / 5710.4015.44.8
Jun19° / 11°5810.3016.45.8
Jul21° / 13°5910.90166.3
Aug21° / 13°6210.8014.46.2
Sep18° / 11°539.4012.45.7
Oct14° / 6111.4010.43.9
Nov10° / 6211.60.18.62.1
Dec / 5810.90.87.61.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133466
143466
153466
163367
173367
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283070
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aylesbury gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
735
835
935
1035
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2435
2535
2634
2733
2833
2932
3031
3131

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1504010
2504010
3503911
4503911
5513811
6523711
7523711
8523612
9523612
10533512
11533512
12533512
13553411
14553411
15553411
16553411
17563410
18563410
19573310
2058339
2158339
2260328
2361318
2461318
2563307
2664297
2765296
2866286
2966286
3068275
3168275

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:30 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:307:48
215.24:327:47
315.24:337:45
415.14:357:43
515.14:367:42
615.04:387:40
715.04:407:38
814.94:417:36
914.94:437:34
1014.84:447:32
1114.74:467:30
1214.74:487:29
1314.64:497:27
1414.64:517:25
1514.54:537:23
1614.44:547:20
1714.44:567:18
1814.34:587:16
1914.34:597:14
2014.25:017:12
2114.15:027:10
2214.15:047:08
2314.05:067:06
2413.95:077:03
2513.95:097:01
2613.85:116:59
2713.75:126:57
2813.75:146:54
2913.65:166:52
3013.55:176:50
3113.55:196:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Aylesbury?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aylesbury for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aylesbury in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Aylesbury sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Aylesbury in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aylesbury peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aylesbury?

Aylesbury sits at 51.8°N, 0.8°W, 93 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Leighton Buzzard, 16 km away.

Topography around Aylesbury

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aylesbury.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aylesbury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Aylesbury is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (31%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
331 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Leighton Buzzard 16 km · Berkhamsted 18 km · Chesham 20 km · Bletchley 20 km · Amersham on the Hill 21 km · High Wycombe 21 km · Dunstable 21 km · Amersham 22 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aylesbury (51.8167°, -0.8146°, elevation 93 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).