Neath weather in August

In August, Neath sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 113 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 11% 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 Neath's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Neath's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:07 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Neath is town and community in county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales.

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 Neath reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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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21912
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51912
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How August really feels in Neath

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.

Neath 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 / 13916.31.48.10.6
Feb / 10613.21.69.60.8
Mar / 9514.30.911.51.6
Apr12° / 8814.10.413.62.7
May15° / 10014.80.115.33.7
Jun17° / 10°10214.4016.34.7
Jul19° / 12°10715.8015.95.1
Aug18° / 12°11315.4014.45.1
Sep16° / 10°9713.2012.44.6
Oct13° / 13415.40.110.43.1
Nov10° / 13115.90.48.61.7
Dec / 14615.50.97.70.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Neath gets around 113 mm of rain over 15.4 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
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551
651
751
850
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1050
1150
1251
1351
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1752
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2646
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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1514450
2514360
3514360
4524260
5524170
6524071
7533971
8543871
9543781
10543781
11553681
12563581
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20603370
21613270
22623260
23633160
24643150
25653050
26663040
27672940
28692830
29692830
30712720
31712720

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
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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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 4:43 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:438:00
215.24:447:58
315.24:467:56
415.14:477:55
515.14:497:53
615.04:517:51
715.04:527:49
814.94:547:48
914.84:557:46
1014.84:577:44
1114.74:587:42
1214.75:007:40
1314.65:027:38
1414.55:037:36
1514.55:057:34
1614.45:077:32
1714.45:087:30
1814.35:107:28
1914.25:127:26
2014.25:137:24
2114.15:157:22
2214.05:167:19
2314.05:187:17
2413.95:207:15
2513.95:217:13
2613.85:237:11
2713.75:257:08
2813.75:267:06
2913.65:287:04
3013.55:307:02
3113.55:316:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Neath?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Neath for sightseeing.

What to pack for Neath in August

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

In August, Neath sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Neath in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 18°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Neath 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 Neath 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
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Neath?

Neath sits at 51.7°N, 3.8°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Briton Ferry, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Neath

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Neath has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m.

The land around Neath is covered by trees (44%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
600 m
80 km
870 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Briton Ferry 4.0 km · Clydach 7.0 km · Swansea 11 km · Maesteg 12 km · Gorseinon 16 km · Ammanford 19 km · Porthcawl 22 km · Coity 23 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 Neath (51.6632°, -3.8044°, elevation 13 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).