Frinton-on-Sea weather in August

In August, Frinton-on-Sea sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 14.4 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 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Frinton-on-Sea's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frinton-on-Sea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:46 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Frinton-on-Sea is seaside town in the Tendring District of Essex, 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 Frinton-on-Sea reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°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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How August really feels in Frinton-on-Sea

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.

Frinton-on-Sea 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7013.30.78.10.9
Feb / 5410.719.60.8
Mar / 459.80.411.51.4
Apr10° / 419013.62.4
May13° / 10°499.3015.43.7
Jun16° / 13°5210016.45.0
Jul19° / 16°5510.40166.0
Aug19° / 16°639.7014.46.1
Sep17° / 14°6010.5012.45.4
Oct14° / 12°7812.4010.43.9
Nov11° / 7612.70.28.62.4
Dec / 7813.10.67.61.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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

Any precipitation

Frinton-on-Sea gets around 63 mm of rain over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 43% 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 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 4:22 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:227:40
215.24:247:38
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415.14:277:35
515.14:287:33
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3013.55:096:42
3113.55:116:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Frinton-on-Sea?

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
2.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Frinton-on-Sea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Frinton-on-Sea in August

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

In August, Frinton-on-Sea sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Frinton-on-Sea in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 18°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°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Frinton-on-Sea 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 Frinton-on-Sea peaks around June 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
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May6High
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Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Frinton-on-Sea?

Frinton-on-Sea sits at 51.8°N, 1.2°E, 21 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Walton-on-the-Naze, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Frinton-on-Sea

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Frinton-on-Sea.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frinton-on-Sea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m.

The land around Frinton-on-Sea is covered by water (45%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, water (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
213 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Walton-on-the-Naze 3.0 km · Clacton-on-Sea 8.0 km · Harwich 13 km · Felixstowe 17 km · Colchester 24 km · Ipswich 26 km · Maldon 41 km · Witham 42 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 Frinton-on-Sea (51.8306°, 1.2442°, elevation 21 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).