Bridlington weather in August

In August, Bridlington sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bridlington's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bridlington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:45 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
68%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Bridlington is coastal town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Density
4,050/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bridlington reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°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 Bridlington

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.

Bridlington weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5812.817.70.8
Feb / 4710.71.39.40.9
Mar / 4610.90.811.51.5
Apr10° / 4710.40.113.72.3
May13° / 469.6015.73.5
Jun15° / 11°6211.6016.84.4
Jul18° / 13°6011.4016.35.5
Aug18° / 13°6411.1014.65.6
Sep16° / 12°5710.3012.54.9
Oct13° / 6512.4010.23.4
Nov10° / 67130.28.32.0
Dec / 6112.50.67.21.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43763
53664
63664
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123763
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213763
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243565
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273466
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293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bridlington gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2137
2237
2336
2436
2535
2634
2734
2833
2933
3032
3132

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1513811
2513811
3513811
4523711
5523711
6533710
7533710
8533710
9543610
10543610
1155369
1255369
1355369
1456368
1556368
1657367
1758366
1858366
1960355
2060355
2162344
2263334
2364333
2465323
2566313
2667312
2768302
2869292
2970291
3071281
3171281

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 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 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:197:55
215.54:207:53
315.54:227:51
415.44:247:49
515.44:267:48
615.34:277:46
715.24:297:44
815.24:317:42
915.14:337:40
1015.14:347:37
1115.04:367:35
1214.94:387:33
1314.94:407:31
1414.84:427:29
1514.74:437:27
1614.74:457:25
1714.64:477:22
1814.54:497:20
1914.54:517:18
2014.44:537:15
2114.34:547:13
2214.24:567:11
2314.24:587:08
2414.15:007:06
2514.05:027:04
2614.05:047:01
2713.95:056:59
2813.85:076:56
2913.75:096:54
3013.75:116:51
3113.65:136:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bridlington?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bridlington for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bridlington in August

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

In August, Bridlington sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Bridlington in August

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Mar6Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Bridlington 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 Bridlington peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bridlington?

Bridlington sits at 54.1°N, 0.2°W, 14 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Scarborough, 26 km away.

Topography around Bridlington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bridlington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m.

The land around Bridlington is covered by water (44%) within 3 km, water (49%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), water (32%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
460 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Scarborough 26 km · Beverley 30 km · Kingston upon Hull 39 km · Brough 47 km · Grimsby 58 km · Cleethorpes 59 km · York 60 km · Goole 62 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 Bridlington (54.0831°, -0.1919°, elevation 14 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).