Saltaire weather in August

In August, Saltaire sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 84 mm of rain across 14.4 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 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:52 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
73%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Saltaire is Victorian model village located in Shipley, City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, 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 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Saltaire 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 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11912
21912
31912
41912
51912
61912
71912
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301711
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How August really feels in Saltaire

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.

Saltaire 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 / 7314.42.87.80.3
Feb / 68133.59.40.5
Mar / 6412.72.611.51.4
Apr11° / 6412.60.913.72.6
May14° / 6612.9015.63.7
Jun17° / 10°8013.4016.74.7
Jul19° / 12°7814016.35.4
Aug18° / 12°8414.4014.65.2
Sep16° / 6711.1012.54.6
Oct13° / 7713.5010.23.0
Nov / 7313.60.68.31.5
Dec / 8113.92.17.30.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143070
153070
163070
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saltaire gets around 84 mm of rain over 14.4 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
546
646
746
846
946
1046
1147
1247
1348
1448
1549
1649
1750
1850
1950
2050
2149
2249
2348
2447
2546
2645
2744
2843
2942
3041
3141

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 (%)
162326
262326
363316
464306
564306
664297
764297
864297
965287
1065287
1165287
1266277
1366277
1467276
1567276
1667276
1767276
1868275
1969265
2070264
2171254
2272244
2373243
2474233
2575223
2677212
2777212
2878202
2979192
3079192
3181181

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 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 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:268:00
215.54:287:58
315.54:297:57
415.44:317:55
515.34:337:53
615.34:357:51
715.24:367:49
815.14:387:47
915.14:407:45
1015.04:427:43
1115.04:437:41
1214.94:457:39
1314.84:477:37
1414.84:497:35
1514.74:517:32
1614.64:527:30
1714.64:547:28
1814.54:567:26
1914.44:587:23
2014.45:007:21
2114.35:017:19
2214.25:037:16
2314.25:057:14
2414.15:077:12
2514.05:097:09
2613.95:107:07
2713.95:127:05
2813.85:147:02
2913.75:167:00
3013.75:186:57
3113.65:206:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Saltaire?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Saltaire for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saltaire in August

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

In August, Saltaire sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Saltaire 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 Saltaire peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saltaire?

Saltaire sits at 53.8°N, 1.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Shipley, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Saltaire

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saltaire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m.

The land around Saltaire is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (54%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
739 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Shipley 1.0 km · Baildon 2.0 km · Bingley 4.0 km · Bradford 5.0 km · Guiseley 7.0 km · Yeadon 7.0 km · Keighley 9.0 km · Pudsey 9.0 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 Saltaire (53.8333°, -1.7833°, elevation 0 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).