Huntingdon weather in August

In August, Huntingdon sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 14.5 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 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Huntingdon's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huntingdon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:50 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Huntingdon is market town and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

Density
2,139/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 Huntingdon reaches about 22°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 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
32314
42214
52214
62214
72214
82214
92214
102214
112214
122214
132214
142213
152213
162213
172213
182213
192213
202113
212113
222113
232113
242113
252113
262113
272112
282112
292012
302012
312012

How August really feels in Huntingdon

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.

Huntingdon 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 / 4910.70.780.9
Feb / 399.81.29.51.2
Mar10° / 439.80.811.52.4
Apr13° / 48110.113.63.6
May16° / 5410.5015.45.0
Jun19° / 11°5810.5016.55.8
Jul22° / 13°5911.50166.3
Aug22° / 13°6010.6014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°509012.45.9
Oct15° / 5710.4010.34.1
Nov10° / 5510.80.28.52.2
Dec / 5211.20.87.51.1

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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43565
53664
63664
73664
83565
93565
103565
113565
123466
133466
143367
153268
163367
173367
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Huntingdon gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
536
636
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2235
2335
2434
2533
2633
2732
2832
2931
3030
3130

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1523810
2513811
3513811
4523711
5523711
6533611
7543511
8543511
9543412
10543412
11553312
12553312
13563212
14573211
15573211
16583111
17583111
18603010
19603010
20603010
2162299
2263289
2364288
2465278
2566277
2668266
2768266
2869265
2970255
3070255
3172244

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light 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
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:267:48
215.34:277:46
315.34:297:44
415.24:317:43
515.14:327:41
615.14:347:39
715.04:357:37
815.04:377:35
914.94:397:33
1014.94:407:32
1114.84:427:30
1214.74:447:28
1314.74:457:26
1414.64:477:24
1514.54:497:21
1614.54:507:19
1714.44:527:17
1814.44:547:15
1914.34:557:13
2014.24:577:11
2114.24:597:09
2214.15:007:06
2314.05:027:04
2414.05:047:02
2513.95:067:00
2613.85:076:57
2713.85:096:55
2813.75:116:53
2913.65:126:51
3013.65:146:48
3113.55:166:46

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 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 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
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
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
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Huntingdon?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Huntingdon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huntingdon in August

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

In August, Huntingdon sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 11UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Huntingdon?

Huntingdon sits at 52.3°N, 0.2°W, 18 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Saint Ives, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Huntingdon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huntingdon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Huntingdon is covered by grassland (31%), cropland (26%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Saint Ives 7.0 km · Saint Neots 14 km · Cambridge 25 km · Primrose Place 26 km · Peterborough 27 km · Biggleswade 28 km · Rushden 29 km · Bedford 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 Huntingdon (52.3305°, -0.1865°, elevation 18 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).