Hartlepool weather in August

In August, Hartlepool sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. 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 Hartlepool's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hartlepool's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:47 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Hartlepool is town in County Durham, 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 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hartlepool reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21913
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51913
61913
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How August really feels in Hartlepool

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.

Hartlepool weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5813.21.47.60.8
Feb / 5011.71.69.30.9
Mar / 4510.70.911.51.6
Apr11° / 5110.50.313.72.5
May13° / 4611015.83.6
Jun16° / 11°6111.4016.94.7
Jul18° / 13°6111.5016.55.6
Aug18° / 13°6811.8014.75.6
Sep16° / 11°579.9012.54.9
Oct13° / 6412.5010.23.3
Nov10° / 7113.10.48.21.9
Dec / 6513.71.27.10.9

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73268
83268
93169
103169
113268
123268
133169
143169
153268
163268
173268
183169
193169
203268
213268
223367
233367
243367
253268
263268
273268
283268
293268
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hartlepool gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
438
538
638
739
839
939
1040
1140
1240
1341
1441
1542
1642
1742
1842
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2041
2140
2239
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2636
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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
159338
259338
360328
460328
561318
660319
761309
862308
963298
1063298
1163298
1263298
1364297
1465287
1566286
1665296
1766295
1867285
1968284
2069283
2170273
2271272
2372262
2472262
2574251
2675241
2775241
2876231
2977221
3077221
3178211

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3117light breeze

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 4:20 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:208:02
215.64:228:00
315.64:247:58
415.54:257:56
515.44:277:54
615.44:297:52
715.34:317:50
815.34:337:48
915.24:347:46
1015.14:367:44
1115.14:387:42
1215.04:407:39
1314.94:427:37
1414.94:447:35
1514.84:467:33
1614.74:477:30
1714.64:497:28
1814.64:517:26
1914.54:537:24
2014.44:557:21
2114.44:577:19
2214.34:597:16
2314.25:017:14
2414.25:027:12
2514.15:047:09
2614.05:067:07
2713.95:087:04
2813.95:107:02
2913.85:126:59
3013.75:146:57
3113.65:166:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hartlepool?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hartlepool for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hartlepool in August

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

In August, Hartlepool sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Hartlepool 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 offshore 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.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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May10Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Hartlepool 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 Hartlepool peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hartlepool?

Hartlepool sits at 54.7°N, 1.2°W, 11 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Peterlee, 12 km away.

Topography around Hartlepool

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hartlepool has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Hartlepool is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (46%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Peterlee 12 km · Billingham 12 km · Middlesbrough 12 km · Redcar 12 km · Stockton-on-Tees 15 km · Thornaby-on-Tees 18 km · Seaham 19 km · Guisborough 19 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 Hartlepool (54.6855°, -1.2103°, 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).