Brixham weather in August

In August, Brixham sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Brixham's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brixham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:09 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Brixham is town and civil parish in Devon, England.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical August day in Brixham reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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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Brixham weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7912.98.31.4
Feb / 6110.59.71.4
Mar10° / 5810.711.52.0
Apr11° / 5810.913.52.8
May14° / 5810.715.24.0
Jun17° / 12°5610.416.15.1
Jul19° / 14°529.915.86.0
Aug19° / 14°6310.614.35.9
Sep17° / 13°549.612.45.4
Oct14° / 11°8913.410.53.8
Nov11° / 8913.48.82.5
Dec / 8612.87.91.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brixham gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:467:54
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415.04:517:49
514.94:527:48
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1114.65:017:37
1214.55:037:35
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1414.45:067:31
1514.45:077:29
1614.35:097:28
1714.35:107:26
1814.25:127:24
1914.15:137:22
2014.15:157:20
2114.05:177:18
2214.05:187:15
2313.95:207:13
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2513.85:237:09
2613.75:247:07
2713.65:267:05
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2913.55:297:00
3013.55:316:58
3113.45:326:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brixham?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Brixham for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brixham in August

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

In August, Brixham sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Brixham in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Brixham 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 Brixham peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
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Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Brixham?

Brixham sits at 50.4°N, 3.5°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Paignton, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Brixham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brixham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Brixham is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (60%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
651 m
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August weather nearby: Paignton 6.0 km · Torquay 8.0 km · Newton Abbot 16 km · Exmouth 26 km · Heavitree 36 km · Exeter 37 km · Plymstock 41 km · Plymouth 45 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 Brixham (50.3943°, -3.5158°, elevation 13 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).