Carterton weather in August

In August, Carterton sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.4 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Carterton's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carterton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:57 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
69%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Carterton is town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, 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 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Carterton reaches about 21°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 25°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)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52113
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
152113
162113
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212012
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311911

How August really feels in Carterton

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.

Carterton 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 / 5711.51.18.10.8
Feb / 459.71.19.61.1
Mar10° / 4910.70.811.52.1
Apr13° / 5611.80.213.63.3
May16° / 6211.2015.44.6
Jun19° / 11°5911016.35.6
Jul21° / 13°6211.40166.1
Aug21° / 13°6611.1014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°579.5012.45.6
Oct14° / 6711.5010.43.8
Nov10° / 6511.60.28.62.1
Dec / 6111.30.97.61.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53367
63367
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133466
143367
153268
163268
173367
183367
193367
203367
213367
223268
233268
243169
253169
263070
273070
283169
293070
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Carterton gets around 66 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. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2237
2336
2436
2535
2634
2733
2832
2932
3031
3130

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
153389
2533710
3543610
4543610
5543511
6553411
7553411
8563311
9563311
10573211
11573211
12583111
13583111
14583111
15603010
16603010
17603010
1861309
1961309
2062308
2163298
2264297
2365287
2465287
2567276
2667276
2768266
2869265
2969265
3071254
3171254

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 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 4:34 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:347:51
215.24:357:50
315.24:377:48
415.14:387:46
515.14:407:44
615.04:417:43
715.04:437:41
814.94:457:39
914.94:467:37
1014.84:487:35
1114.74:497:33
1214.74:517:31
1314.64:537:29
1414.64:547:28
1514.54:567:25
1614.44:577:23
1714.44:597:21
1814.35:017:19
1914.25:027:17
2014.25:047:15
2114.15:067:13
2214.15:077:11
2314.05:097:09
2413.95:117:06
2513.95:127:04
2613.85:147:02
2713.75:167:00
2813.75:176:57
2913.65:196:55
3013.55:216:53
3113.55:226:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
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 Carterton?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Carterton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carterton in August

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

In August, Carterton sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Carterton 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 Carterton peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Carterton?

Carterton sits at 51.8°N, 1.6°W, 93 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Witney, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Carterton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carterton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m.

The land around Carterton is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
415 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Witney 8.0 km · Oxford 23 km · Abingdon 24 km · Swindon 26 km · Cirencester 26 km · Cowley 27 km · Didcot 29 km · Bicester 34 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 Carterton (51.7591°, -1.5943°, elevation 93 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. 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).