Heavitree weather in August

In August, Heavitree sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. 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 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Heavitree's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heavitree's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:08 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Heavitree is location in Exeter, Devon, 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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Heavitree reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°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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How August really feels in Heavitree

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.

Heavitree weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6712.20.68.31.1
Feb / 5610.50.69.71.2
Mar10° / 5611.40.411.52.1
Apr12° / 6411.40.213.53.1
May15° / 6512015.24.3
Jun18° / 11°6110.8016.25.5
Jul20° / 13°5710.8015.86.0
Aug20° / 13°6511.3014.35.9
Sep17° / 11°539.5012.45.5
Oct14° / 7612.5010.43.7
Nov11° / 7312.308.72.3
Dec / 7311.90.47.81.4

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 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103367
113466
123466
133367
143367
153268
163268
173169
183169
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
253169
263169
273169
283169
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Heavitree gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.3 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 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
836
936
1036
1137
1237
1337
1438
1538
1639
1739
1840
1940
2040
2139
2239
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2437
2536
2635
2735
2834
2933
3032
3131

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13851110
23849120
33948121
44047131
54046131
64145131
74244131
84343131
94342131
104442131
114541131
124541131
134541131
144641121
154641121
164642121
174642111
184643111
194644101
204644101
21474490
22474480
23484480
24494370
25504370
26524260
27524260
28534250
29544150
30564040
31564040

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
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 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 4:45 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:457:55
215.14:477:53
315.14:487:52
415.04:497:50
515.04:517:49
614.94:527:47
714.94:547:45
814.84:557:43
914.74:577:42
1014.74:597:40
1114.65:007:38
1214.65:027:36
1314.55:037:34
1414.55:057:32
1514.45:067:30
1614.35:087:28
1714.35:097:26
1814.25:117:24
1914.25:137:22
2014.15:147:20
2114.05:167:18
2214.05:177:16
2313.95:197:14
2413.95:207:12
2513.85:227:10
2613.75:247:08
2713.75:257:05
2813.65:277:03
2913.55:287:01
3013.55:306:59
3113.45:326:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Heavitree?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Heavitree for sightseeing.

What to pack for Heavitree in August

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

In August, Heavitree sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Heavitree in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Heavitree in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Heavitree peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Heavitree?

Heavitree sits at 50.7°N, 3.5°W, 36 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Exeter, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Heavitree

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heavitree has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Heavitree is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Exeter 2.0 km · Exmouth 13 km · Tiverton 20 km · Newton Abbot 23 km · Torquay 29 km · Paignton 32 km · Brixham 36 km · Taunton 43 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 Heavitree (50.7204°, -3.4965°, elevation 36 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).