Loughton weather in August

In August, Loughton sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. 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 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 Loughton's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loughton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:00 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
72%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Loughton is village in Shropshire, United Kingdom.

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 20°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Loughton reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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 24°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)
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How August really feels in Loughton

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.

Loughton weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5812.41.480.8
Feb / 4810.21.49.51.0
Mar10° / 5211.40.911.51.9
Apr12° / 58120.413.63.0
May15° / 6512015.54.3
Jun18° / 10°7011.5016.55.4
Jul20° / 12°6511.9016.15.9
Aug20° / 12°6211.3014.55.8
Sep17° / 10°5810.4012.45.2
Oct13° / 6911.90.110.33.5
Nov10° / 6612.30.58.51.9
Dec / 6411.81.27.50.9

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 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93070
103070
113169
123169
133169
143070
153070
162971
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313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Loughton gets around 62 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
539
639
739
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1337
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2237
2336
2435
2535
2634
2734
2833
2933
3032
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 (%)
157367
258357
357358
458348
559338
660328
759329
860319
961309
1061309
1162299
1262299
1363289
1465278
1565278
1665278
1767267
1867267
1969256
2069256
2171245
2271245
2372235
2473234
2574224
2676213
2776213
2876213
2978202
3078202
3179192

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
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913light breeze
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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 4:35 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:357:58
215.34:367:56
315.34:387:54
415.24:407:53
515.24:417:51
615.14:437:49
715.04:457:47
815.04:467:45
914.94:487:43
1014.94:497:41
1114.84:517:39
1214.74:537:37
1314.74:547:35
1414.64:567:33
1514.64:587:31
1614.55:007:29
1714.45:017:27
1814.45:037:25
1914.35:057:23
2014.25:067:21
2114.25:087:18
2214.15:107:16
2314.05:117:14
2414.05:137:12
2513.95:157:09
2613.85:177:07
2713.85:187:05
2813.75:207:03
2913.65:227:00
3013.65:236:58
3113.55:256:56

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 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 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
14.5Bright
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34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.2Bright
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144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Loughton?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Loughton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Loughton in August

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

In August, Loughton sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Loughton 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 Loughton 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 Loughton?

Loughton sits at 52.4°N, 2.6°W, 231 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Stourport-on-Severn, 22 km away.

Topography around Loughton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loughton has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.

The land around Loughton is covered by grassland (51%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (44%), cropland (30%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
350 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
821 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Stourport-on-Severn 22 km · Kidderminster 22 km · Ryton 25 km · Kingswinford 28 km · Telford 28 km · Stourbridge 29 km · Wellington 30 km · Brierley Hill 31 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 Loughton (52.4333°, -2.5667°, elevation 231 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).