Bridgwater weather in August

In August, Bridgwater sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bridgwater's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bridgwater's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:05 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Bridgwater is market town in Somerset, England, UK.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bridgwater reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Bridgwater

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.

Bridgwater weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7112.80.58.21.3
Feb / 5610.60.69.61.4
Mar10° / 5610.70.411.52.2
Apr13° / 5911.20.113.53.3
May15° / 6211.3015.34.5
Jun18° / 12°6010.1016.25.7
Jul20° / 14°6211.1015.96.1
Aug20° / 14°7311.5014.45.9
Sep18° / 12°6010.3012.45.5
Oct14° / 8213.2010.43.9
Nov11° / 8113.608.72.4
Dec / 8012.80.27.81.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73862
83763
93763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bridgwater gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1838
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2138
2237
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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13454120
23551131
33650131
43749141
53847141
63946141
74045141
84143151
94142151
104241152
114341152
124440151
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184541121
194641121
204742111
214741111
224841100
234941100
24514090
25524080
26533980
27543970
28543970
29563860
30563860
31583750

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
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815light breeze
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1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 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 4:42 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:427:55
215.24:437:53
315.14:457:51
415.14:467:50
515.04:487:48
615.04:497:46
714.94:517:44
814.84:527:43
914.84:547:41
1014.74:557:39
1114.74:577:37
1214.64:587:35
1314.65:007:33
1414.55:027:31
1514.45:037:29
1614.45:057:27
1714.35:067:25
1814.35:087:23
1914.25:107:21
2014.15:117:19
2114.15:137:17
2214.05:147:15
2313.95:167:13
2413.95:187:11
2513.85:197:09
2613.85:217:06
2713.75:227:04
2813.65:247:02
2913.65:267:00
3013.55:276:57
3113.45:296:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.8Moderate
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 Bridgwater?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bridgwater for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bridgwater in August

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

In August, Bridgwater sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Bridgwater in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Bridgwater in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bridgwater peaks around August 14 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 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bridgwater?

Bridgwater sits at 51.1°N, 3.0°W, 15 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Burnham-on-Sea, 12 km away.

Topography around Bridgwater

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bridgwater has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Bridgwater is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
384 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Burnham-on-Sea 12 km · Taunton 14 km · Weston-super-Mare 24 km · Mendip 29 km · Yeovil 33 km · Barry 36 km · Clevedon 36 km · Penarth 36 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 Bridgwater (51.1284°, -3.0036°, elevation 15 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).