New Milton weather in August

In August, New Milton sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 74 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 New Milton's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Milton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:00 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

New Milton is town in Hampshire, England, UK.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical August day in New Milton reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°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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New Milton weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9314.60.38.21.3
Feb / 6711.20.59.71.2
Mar / 5911.30.311.51.9
Apr11° / 6010.60.113.52.8
May14° / 10°559.5015.24.1
Jun17° / 13°589.6016.25.3
Jul19° / 15°589.8015.86.1
Aug19° / 15°7410.5014.36.0
Sep17° / 14°7010.7012.45.5
Oct15° / 11°11013.6010.43.9
Nov11° / 11314.708.72.5
Dec / 10113.20.27.81.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

New Milton gets around 74 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12656180
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284445110
294544100
304644100
31484390

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 4:38 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:387:48
215.14:397:46
315.14:417:45
415.04:427:43
515.04:447:41
614.94:457:40
714.94:477:38
814.84:487:36
914.74:507:34
1014.74:517:33
1114.64:537:31
1214.64:547:29
1314.54:567:27
1414.54:577:25
1514.44:597:23
1614.35:007:21
1714.35:027:19
1814.25:047:17
1914.25:057:15
2014.15:077:13
2114.05:087:11
2214.05:107:09
2313.95:117:07
2413.95:137:05
2513.85:157:02
2613.75:167:00
2713.75:186:58
2813.65:196:56
2913.55:216:54
3013.55:236:51
3113.45:246:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit New Milton?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for New Milton in August

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

In August, New Milton sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near New Milton 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 at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March 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
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in New Milton 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 Milton 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
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is New Milton?

New Milton sits at 50.8°N, 1.7°W, 40 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Christchurch, 8.0 km away.

Topography around New Milton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Milton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m.

The land around New Milton is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, water (36%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

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80 m
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146 m
80 km
304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Christchurch 8.0 km · Bournemouth 16 km · Ferndown 17 km · Hythe 22 km · Totton 22 km · Wimborne Minster 23 km · Poole 23 km · Southampton 25 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 Milton (50.756°, -1.6658°, elevation 40 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).