Bangor weather in August

In August, Bangor sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 92 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bangor's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bangor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:05 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Bangor is city in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bangor reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21613
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41613
51613
61613
71613
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101613
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301512
311512

How August really feels in Bangor

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.

Bangor weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9917.20.87.60.9
Feb / 791419.30.9
Mar / 7614.60.711.51.2
Apr10° / 6813.40.213.71.8
May12° / 7213.5015.82.7
Jun14° / 11°8213.7016.93.5
Jul15° / 12°9415.4016.54.0
Aug16° / 13°9215.1014.74.2
Sep15° / 12°8613.8012.53.8
Oct12° / 10°11416.2010.22.8
Nov10° / 11317.30.18.21.8
Dec / 10915.70.47.11.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92476
102476
112476
122476
132674
142674
152773
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212872
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232872
242971
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282971
292971
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bangor gets around 92 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
451
550
650
750
850
949
1049
1149
1249
1350
1450
1550
1650
1750
1851
1951
2051
2150
2250
2349
2448
2547
2647
2746
2845
2945
3044
3144

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170300
270300
370300
470300
570300
670300
770300
870300
970300
1069310
1169310
1268311
1369301
1469301
1569301
1669301
1771290
1871290
1972280
2073270
2174260
2275250
2375250
2476240
2577230
2678220
2779210
2879210
2980200
3081190
3181190

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:388:19
215.64:408:18
315.64:428:16
415.54:438:14
515.44:458:12
615.44:478:10
715.34:498:08
815.34:518:06
915.24:528:04
1015.14:548:01
1115.14:567:59
1215.04:587:57
1314.95:007:55
1414.95:027:53
1514.85:037:50
1614.75:057:48
1714.65:077:46
1814.65:097:44
1914.55:117:41
2014.45:137:39
2114.45:157:37
2214.35:177:34
2314.25:187:32
2414.15:207:29
2514.15:227:27
2614.05:247:24
2713.95:267:22
2813.95:287:19
2913.85:307:17
3013.75:327:14
3113.65:347:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bangor?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Bangor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bangor in August

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

In August, Bangor sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Bangor in August

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Bangor in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bangor peaks around May 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bangor?

Bangor sits at 54.7°N, 5.7°W, 19 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Newtownards, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Bangor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bangor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Bangor is covered by water (33%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
860 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Newtownards 8.0 km · Carrickfergus 11 km · Newtownabbey 15 km · Castlereagh 17 km · Belfast 18 km · Larne 23 km · Lisburn 28 km · Antrim 35 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 Bangor (54.6608°, -5.668°, elevation 19 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).