New Mills weather in August

In August, New Mills sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 91 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is New Mills's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Mills's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:55 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
73%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

New Mills is town and civil parish in Derbyshire, England.

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 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in New Mills reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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)
11912
21912
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41912
51912
61912
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How August really feels in New Mills

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.

New Mills 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 / 8014.52.57.80.3
Feb / 7112.53.39.40.5
Mar / 7113.32.411.51.4
Apr11° / 7213.50.713.72.6
May14° / 7413.6015.63.8
Jun17° / 10°9014.8016.64.6
Jul19° / 12°9115.5016.25.2
Aug18° / 11°9115.1014.65.1
Sep16° / 7512.4012.44.5
Oct12° / 8513.8010.32.9
Nov / 80140.68.41.4
Dec / 8814.52.47.30.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32971
42971
52971
62971
72872
82773
92872
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112872
122872
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

New Mills gets around 91 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
450
550
650
750
849
949
1049
1149
1250
1350
1450
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2150
2250
2349
2448
2547
2646
2745
2845
2944
3043
3142

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162335
262326
362326
463316
563307
663307
764297
864297
964297
1065287
1164288
1264288
1364288
1465278
1566277
1666277
1766277
1868266
1968266
2070255
2170255
2271245
2373234
2474224
2576213
2676213
2777203
2879192
2979192
3080182
3180182

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
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:297:59
215.44:317:57
315.44:327:56
415.34:347:54
515.34:367:52
615.24:377:50
715.24:397:48
815.14:417:46
915.04:427:44
1015.04:447:42
1114.94:467:40
1214.84:487:38
1314.84:497:36
1414.74:517:34
1514.64:537:32
1614.64:557:30
1714.54:567:27
1814.54:587:25
1914.45:007:23
2014.35:027:21
2114.35:037:18
2214.25:057:16
2314.15:077:14
2414.05:097:12
2514.05:117:09
2613.95:127:07
2713.85:147:04
2813.85:167:02
2913.75:187:00
3013.65:196:57
3113.65:216:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
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44.3Bright
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64.2Bright
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104.1Bright
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144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit New Mills?

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

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

August is a reasonable time to visit New Mills for sightseeing.

What to pack for New Mills in August

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

In August, New Mills sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in New Mills 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 New Mills 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 New Mills?

New Mills sits at 53.4°N, 2.0°W, 156 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Hazel Grove, 8.0 km away.

Topography around New Mills

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Mills has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 641 m.

The land around New Mills is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
322 m
16 km
604 m
80 km
641 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hazel Grove 8.0 km · Glossop 9.0 km · Bredbury 10 km · High Peak 10 km · Hyde 11 km · Bramhall 11 km · Stockport 12 km · Cheadle Hulme 13 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 New Mills (53.3659°, -1.9999°, elevation 156 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).