Darlington weather in August

In August, Darlington sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Darlington's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darlington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:49 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
73%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Darlington is town in County Durham, England.

Density
4,681/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Darlington reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Darlington

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.

Darlington weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5512.62.37.60.5
Feb / 50112.39.30.8
Mar / 4710.61.411.51.7
Apr11° / 5511.20.413.72.7
May14° / 5111.4015.74.0
Jun17° / 10°6511.8016.95.0
Jul19° / 12°6411.9016.45.7
Aug19° / 12°6611.7014.75.7
Sep16° / 10°569.5012.55.0
Oct13° / 5811.30.110.23.3
Nov / 6111.80.78.21.7
Dec / 6212.61.77.10.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52971
62872
72872
82872
92971
103070
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Darlington gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days in August, the wettest month. 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 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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439
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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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166286
266286
367276
466277
567267
667267
768257
868257
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1068257
1169247
1269247
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1470246
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2477212
2578202
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2780191
2880191
2981181
3081181
3182171

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:22 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:228:02
215.64:248:00
315.54:267:59
415.54:277:57
515.44:297:55
615.44:317:53
715.34:337:51
815.24:357:49
915.24:367:47
1015.14:387:45
1115.04:407:42
1215.04:427:40
1314.94:447:38
1414.84:467:36
1514.84:477:34
1614.74:497:31
1714.64:517:29
1814.64:537:27
1914.54:557:24
2014.44:577:22
2114.44:597:20
2214.35:007:17
2314.25:027:15
2414.15:047:12
2514.15:067:10
2614.05:087:08
2713.95:107:05
2813.85:127:03
2913.85:147:00
3013.75:166:58
3113.65:176:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 4.84 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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124.0Moderate
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243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Darlington?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Darlington for sightseeing.

What to pack for Darlington in August

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

In August, Darlington sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Darlington 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 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 7°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Darlington 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 Darlington peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 10UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Darlington?

Darlington sits at 54.5°N, 1.6°W, 40 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Newton Aycliffe, 11 km away.

Topography around Darlington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darlington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Darlington is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
231 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Newton Aycliffe 11 km · Yarm 13 km · Stockton-on-Tees 16 km · Thornaby-on-Tees 16 km · Bishop Auckland 17 km · Billingham 18 km · Spennymoor 20 km · Middlesbrough 21 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 Darlington (54.5243°, -1.5504°, elevation 40 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).