Brough weather in August

In August, Brough sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Brough's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brough's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:48 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
70%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Brough is town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Brough reaches about 20°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 17°C and 24°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)
12113
22113
32113
42113
52113
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
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301912
311912

How August really feels in Brough

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.

Brough 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 / 5211.41.17.80.8
Feb / 429.41.29.41.1
Mar10° / 4510.8111.52.0
Apr12° / 5311.50.113.73.1
May15° / 5411.2015.64.3
Jun18° / 11°7012.6016.75.2
Jul20° / 13°6712.6016.35.8
Aug20° / 13°7011.5014.65.9
Sep18° / 11°5610.3012.55.4
Oct14° / 5911010.33.8
Nov10° / 5811.80.28.32.0
Dec / 5511.30.97.30.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133565
143565
153466
163367
173367
183466
193367
203367
213367
223367
233268
243268
253169
263169
273169
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brough gets around 70 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2138
2238
2337
2437
2536
2636
2735
2835
2934
3034
3133

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1543412
2543412
3543412
4553312
5553312
6563212
7563212
8573112
9573112
10573112
11593011
12593011
13593011
14603010
15603010
1661309
1761309
1862308
1963298
2064297
2165287
2267276
2367276
2469265
2570255
2671254
2771254
2873243
2973243
3073243
3174233

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 4:22 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:227:55
215.54:237:53
315.44:257:51
415.44:277:50
515.34:287:48
615.34:307:46
715.24:327:44
815.14:347:42
915.14:357:40
1015.04:377:38
1114.94:397:36
1214.94:417:34
1314.84:427:31
1414.84:447:29
1514.74:467:27
1614.64:487:25
1714.64:507:23
1814.54:517:21
1914.44:537:18
2014.34:557:16
2114.34:577:14
2214.24:597:11
2314.15:007:09
2414.15:027:07
2514.05:047:04
2613.95:067:02
2713.95:086:59
2813.85:096:57
2913.75:116:55
3013.75:136:52
3113.65:156:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brough?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Brough for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brough in August

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

In August, Brough sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Brough 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 at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) 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
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Brough 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 Brough peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brough?

Brough sits at 53.7°N, 0.6°W, 8 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Kingston upon Hull, 16 km away.

Topography around Brough

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brough has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m.

The land around Brough is covered by water (27%), cropland (23%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
528 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kingston upon Hull 16 km · Beverley 16 km · Scunthorpe 17 km · Goole 20 km · Thorne 29 km · Selby 33 km · Grimsby 37 km · Cleethorpes 40 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 Brough (53.7286°, -0.5722°, elevation 8 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).