Penrith weather in August

In August, Penrith sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 96 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Penrith's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penrith's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:54 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
76%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Penrith is town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Penrith reaches about 17°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 14°C and 21°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)
11811
21811
31811
41811
51811
61811
71811
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101811
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201711
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271710
281710
291610
301610
311610

How August really feels in Penrith

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.

Penrith 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 / 10615.93.67.60.2
Feb / 8813.63.39.30.4
Mar / 7713.72.311.51.1
Apr11° / 7013.50.913.72.2
May14° / 7414.10.115.83.4
Jun16° / 8314.6016.94.2
Jul18° / 11°8916.1016.54.8
Aug17° / 11°9616.1014.74.6
Sep15° / 7813012.54.0
Oct12° / 9714.70.110.22.6
Nov / 10015.70.68.21.2
Dec / 11415.82.17.10.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
52080
62080
72080
82179
92179
102278
112278
122278
132179
142278
152278
162278
172278
182179
192179
202278
212278
222278
232377
242278
252278
262278
272278
282377
292377
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Penrith gets around 96 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
552
652
751
851
952
1052
1152
1253
1354
1454
1555
1656
1756
1856
1956
2056
2155
2254
2353
2452
2551
2650
2749
2847
2946
3046
3145

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
165305
266295
366295
466295
567285
667285
768275
868275
968275
1069265
1169265
1269265
1370264
1471254
1571254
1671254
1773243
1873243
1973243
2075232
2175232
2276222
2378211
2478211
2579201
2680191
2781181
2881181
2982171
3083161
3183161

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612light breeze
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2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:268:08
215.64:288:06
315.64:308:04
415.54:328:02
515.44:338:00
615.44:357:58
715.34:377:56
815.34:397:54
915.24:417:52
1015.14:437:50
1115.14:447:48
1215.04:467:46
1314.94:487:43
1414.94:507:41
1514.84:527:39
1614.74:547:37
1714.64:567:34
1814.64:577:32
1914.54:597:30
2014.45:017:27
2114.45:037:25
2214.35:057:22
2314.25:077:20
2414.15:097:18
2514.15:117:15
2614.05:127:13
2713.95:147:10
2813.95:167:08
2913.85:187:05
3013.75:207:03
3113.65:227:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 4.8 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Penrith?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Penrith for sightseeing.

What to pack for Penrith in August

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

In August, Penrith sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Penrith in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Penrith 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 Penrith peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Penrith?

Penrith sits at 54.7°N, 2.8°W, 146 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Carlisle, 28 km away.

MorecambeBarrow in Furness

Topography around Penrith

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penrith has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Penrith is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
666 m
80 km
961 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Carlisle 28 km · Windermere 33 km · Kendal 38 km · Workington 51 km · Whitehaven 55 km · Consett 63 km · Morecambe 67 km · Barrow in Furness 69 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 Penrith (54.6658°, -2.7576°, elevation 146 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).