Prestatyn weather in August

In August, Prestatyn sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 76 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Prestatyn's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prestatyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:00 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Prestatyn is town in Denbighshire, Wales.

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 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Prestatyn reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°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)
11913
21913
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41913
51913
61913
71913
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How August really feels in Prestatyn

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.

Prestatyn 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 / 7113.61.27.80.9
Feb / 6212.51.29.41.0
Mar / 6413.40.811.51.7
Apr12° / 6613.40.513.72.8
May15° / 6613.10.115.64.0
Jun17° / 11°8113.3016.64.9
Jul19° / 13°7614.1016.25.4
Aug19° / 13°7614.1014.65.3
Sep16° / 11°6912.1012.44.7
Oct13° / 7513.90.110.33.3
Nov10° / 80150.48.41.8
Dec / 8414.51.17.41.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72674
82674
92575
102575
112575
122575
132476
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312773

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Prestatyn gets around 76 mm of rain over 14.1 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
647
747
847
947
1047
1147
1247
1347
1448
1548
1648
1748
1847
1947
2047
2146
2245
2345
2444
2543
2642
2742
2841
2941
3040
3140

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
154397
255387
354388
455378
556368
656359
756359
857349
957349
1057349
1157349
1259338
1359338
1459338
1559338
1660337
1761327
1862326
1962326
2064315
2165305
2265305
2367294
2468284
2568284
2670273
2771263
2871263
2972253
3072253
3174242

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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 4:35 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:358:05
215.44:368:03
315.44:388:01
415.34:407:59
515.34:417:57
615.24:437:56
715.24:457:54
815.14:467:52
915.04:487:50
1015.04:507:48
1114.94:527:46
1214.84:537:44
1314.84:557:42
1414.74:577:39
1514.64:597:37
1614.65:007:35
1714.55:027:33
1814.45:047:31
1914.45:067:29
2014.35:077:26
2114.25:097:24
2214.25:117:22
2314.15:137:19
2414.05:147:17
2514.05:167:15
2613.95:187:12
2713.85:207:10
2813.85:227:08
2913.75:237:05
3013.65:257:03
3113.65:277:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Prestatyn?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Prestatyn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Prestatyn in August

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

In August, Prestatyn sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Prestatyn 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 7°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
Jan7Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Prestatyn 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 Prestatyn peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Prestatyn?

Prestatyn sits at 53.3°N, 3.4°W, 8 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Rhyl, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Prestatyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prestatyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Prestatyn is covered by water (38%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, water (57%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
404 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Rhyl 6.0 km · Moreton 21 km · Heswall 21 km · Flint 21 km · Colwyn Bay 22 km · Wallasey 25 km · Bebington 26 km · Birkenhead 27 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 Prestatyn (53.3375°, -3.4078°, elevation 8 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).