Saltash weather in August

In August, Saltash sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Saltash's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saltash's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:12 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Saltash is town and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Saltash 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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Saltash

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.

Saltash 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 / 8513.80.48.31.2
Feb / 7111.60.59.71.3
Mar10° / 6511.90.411.52.0
Apr12° / 7312.40.113.53.0
May15° / 7512.7015.24.1
Jun17° / 11°7412.6016.15.1
Jul19° / 13°7212.2015.85.7
Aug19° / 13°7712.9014.35.6
Sep17° / 11°6110.4012.45.2
Oct14° / 9113.6010.53.6
Nov11° / 881408.82.3
Dec / 9313.50.27.91.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43070
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133169
143169
153169
163070
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212971
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232971
242872
253070
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303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saltash gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
341
441
541
641
741
842
942
1043
1143
1243
1344
1444
1544
1645
1745
1845
1945
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2144
2243
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2441
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2639
2738
2836
2935
3034
3133

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1375112
2375112
3384913
4384813
5394714
6404614
7404514
8414514
9414414
10424414
11424413
12434413
13434413
14434412
15434412
16434512
17434511
18434610
19444610
2044469
2145469
2246468
2347468
2448457
2549447
2650446
2751436
2852435
2953425
3054415
3155405

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
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514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:497:57
215.14:517:55
315.04:527:54
415.04:537:52
514.94:557:50
614.94:567:49
714.84:587:47
814.84:597:45
914.75:017:44
1014.75:027:42
1114.65:047:40
1214.55:057:38
1314.55:077:36
1414.45:087:34
1514.45:107:32
1614.35:127:30
1714.35:137:28
1814.25:157:26
1914.15:167:24
2014.15:187:22
2114.05:197:20
2214.05:217:18
2313.95:227:16
2413.85:247:14
2513.85:267:12
2613.75:277:10
2713.75:297:08
2813.65:307:06
2913.55:327:03
3013.55:337:01
3113.45:356:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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34.9Bright
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164.5Bright
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184.5Bright
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204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Saltash?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Saltash for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saltash in August

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

In August, Saltash sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saltash 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 March near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Saltash in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saltash peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saltash?

Saltash sits at 50.4°N, 4.2°W, 64 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Plymouth, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Saltash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saltash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Saltash is covered by grassland (30%), trees (25%) and water (22%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), water (26%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
331 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Plymouth 7.0 km · Plymstock 11 km · Bodmin 36 km · St Austell 40 km · Newton Abbot 45 km · Paignton 47 km · Torquay 50 km · Brixham 50 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 Saltash (50.4096°, -4.2251°, elevation 64 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).