Grange Hill weather in August

In August, Grange Hill sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 16% 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 Grange Hill's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grange Hill's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:51 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Grange Hill is area and ward in Epping Forest, 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Grange Hill reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°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)
12314
22314
32214
42214
52214
62214
72214
82214
92214
102214
112214
122214
132214
142214
152214
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182214
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202114
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222113
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252113
262113
272113
282113
292013
302013
312012

How August really feels in Grange Hill

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.

Grange Hill 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 / 5410.80.98.11.0
Feb / 469.40.99.61.3
Mar10° / 42100.711.52.3
Apr14° / 4710.80.113.63.7
May17° / 539.9015.35.1
Jun20° / 12°569.4016.36.1
Jul22° / 14°5510015.96.5
Aug22° / 14°6310014.46.4
Sep19° / 11°438.4012.46.0
Oct15° / 5810.8010.44.3
Nov11° / 6010.90.18.62.4
Dec / 5811.30.87.71.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
173664
183664
193664
203664
213565
223565
233565
243565
253466
263466
273466
283466
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Grange Hill gets around 63 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
733
833
933
1033
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2133
2233
2332
2431
2531
2630
2729
2829
2928
3028
3127

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14144140
24144140
34144140
44243150
54243151
64242151
74342151
84341151
94441151
104441151
114440151
124440151
134539151
144539151
154539151
164639151
174639141
184738141
194838130
204938130
215137120
225236120
235435110
245534110
255634100
26583390
27593290
28603280
29613180
30623170
31633070

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 4:27 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:277:44
215.24:297:42
315.24:317:41
415.14:327:39
515.14:347:37
615.04:357:35
714.94:377:34
814.94:387:32
914.84:407:30
1014.84:417:28
1114.74:437:26
1214.74:457:24
1314.64:467:22
1414.54:487:20
1514.54:507:18
1614.44:517:16
1714.44:537:14
1814.34:547:12
1914.24:567:10
2014.24:587:08
2114.14:597:06
2214.05:017:04
2314.05:037:02
2413.95:046:59
2513.95:066:57
2613.85:086:55
2713.75:096:53
2813.75:116:50
2913.65:136:48
3013.55:146:46
3113.55:166:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.26 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
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Grange Hill?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Grange Hill for sightseeing.

What to pack for Grange Hill in August

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

In August, Grange Hill sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Grange Hill 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 Grange Hill peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Grange Hill?

Grange Hill sits at 51.6°N, 0.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Woodford Green, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Grange Hill

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grange Hill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Grange Hill is covered by trees (35%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (35%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), grassland (27%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
306 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Woodford Green 4.0 km · Ilford 6.0 km · Chingford 6.0 km · Becontree 7.0 km · Leytonstone 7.0 km · Manor Park 7.0 km · Walthamstow 8.0 km · Romford 8.0 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 Grange Hill (51.6118°, 0.0861°, elevation 0 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).