Gainsborough weather in August

In August, Gainsborough sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.2 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 22°C in the first days to 20°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 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gainsborough's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gainsborough's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:50 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
70%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Gainsborough is town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England.

Density
3,055/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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gainsborough 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
52213
62213
72213
82113
92113
102113
112113
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132113
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How August really feels in Gainsborough

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.

Gainsborough 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 / 4811.31.17.80.9
Feb / 409.71.19.41.2
Mar10° / 4310.20.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5211.10.213.73.4
May16° / 5410.9015.64.6
Jun19° / 11°6711.6016.65.5
Jul21° / 13°6711.7016.26.1
Aug21° / 13°6711.2014.66.1
Sep18° / 11°549.9012.55.6
Oct14° / 5811010.33.9
Nov10° / 5611.30.28.42.1
Dec / 5310.80.77.31.0

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43565
53565
63466
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133466
143466
153367
163367
173367
183367
193268
203169
213268
223268
233169
243169
252971
262971
273070
283070
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gainsborough gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.2 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.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1337
1437
1537
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2337
2437
2536
2635
2735
2834
2933
3033
3132

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1563410
2573310
3573310
4583210
5583210
6583111
7583111
8593011
9593011
10602911
11612910
12612910
13612910
14612910
15612910
1662299
1763289
1864288
1964288
2066277
2166277
2268266
2369256
2469256
2571245
2671245
2773234
2873234
2974233
3075223
3175223

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light 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
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2114light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:247:54
215.54:267:53
315.44:277:51
415.34:297:49
515.34:317:47
615.24:327:45
715.24:347:43
815.14:367:41
915.04:377:39
1015.04:397:37
1114.94:417:35
1214.84:437:33
1314.84:447:31
1414.74:467:29
1514.74:487:27
1614.64:507:25
1714.54:517:23
1814.54:537:20
1914.44:557:18
2014.34:577:16
2114.34:587:14
2214.25:007:11
2314.15:027:09
2414.05:047:07
2514.05:067:04
2613.95:077:02
2713.85:097:00
2813.85:116:57
2913.75:136:55
3013.65:156:52
3113.65:166:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gainsborough?

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
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gainsborough for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gainsborough in August

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

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

rain gear

Sea temperature near Gainsborough 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 65 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
Apr8Bracing
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Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Gainsborough 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 Gainsborough peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gainsborough?

Gainsborough sits at 53.4°N, 0.8°W, 11 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Retford, 14 km away.

Topography around Gainsborough

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gainsborough has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Gainsborough is covered by grassland (32%), cropland (31%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Retford 14 km · Scunthorpe 23 km · Lincoln 23 km · Worksop 25 km · Thorne 28 km · Doncaster 29 km · Dinnington 29 km · Maltby 29 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 Gainsborough (53.3833°, -0.7667°, elevation 11 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).