Strood weather in August

In August, Strood sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Strood's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Strood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:50 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Strood is town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England.

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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Strood reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°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)
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How August really feels in Strood

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.

Strood weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4910.80.88.21.0
Feb / 429.319.61.2
Mar10° / 399.70.611.52.3
Apr13° / 4511.10.113.53.5
May16° / 509.7015.34.9
Jun19° / 12°529.5016.36.0
Jul21° / 14°5210.3015.96.4
Aug21° / 14°5810014.46.4
Sep19° / 12°458.7012.46.0
Oct15° / 5610.6010.44.2
Nov11° / 5710.60.18.62.4
Dec / 55110.97.71.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
53664
63763
73763
83763
93664
103664
113664
123664
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Strood gets around 58 mm of rain over 10 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
432
532
633
733
833
933
1034
1134
1234
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2134
2234
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2532
2631
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2830
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3029
3128

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13745181
23744181
33744181
43744181
53844171
63843172
73843172
83942172
93942172
104042172
114041172
124141172
134140172
144240162
154240162
164340162
174340152
184440151
194540141
204639141
214739131
224838131
235037121
245037121
255336110
265535100
27563590
28573490
29583480
30593380
31603370

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 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 4:27 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:277:42
215.24:287:40
315.14:307:38
415.14:317:37
515.04:337:35
615.04:347:33
714.94:367:31
814.94:377:30
914.84:397:28
1014.84:417:26
1114.74:427:24
1214.64:447:22
1314.64:457:20
1414.54:477:18
1514.54:497:16
1614.44:507:14
1714.34:527:12
1814.34:537:10
1914.24:557:08
2014.24:577:06
2114.14:587:04
2214.05:007:02
2314.05:026:59
2413.95:036:57
2513.85:056:55
2613.85:066:53
2713.75:086:51
2813.65:106:48
2913.65:116:46
3013.55:136:44
3113.55:156:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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84.9Bright
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144.7Bright
154.6Bright
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174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Strood?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Strood for sightseeing.

What to pack for Strood in August

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

In August, Strood sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Strood 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 45 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Strood 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 Strood peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Strood?

Strood sits at 51.4°N, 0.5°E, 32 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Rochester, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Strood

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Strood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Strood is covered by trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (26%), grassland (23%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Rochester 2.0 km · Chatham 4.0 km · Gillingham 5.0 km · Gravesend 9.0 km · Hartley 12 km · Longfield 12 km · Swanscombe 13 km · Grays 14 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 Strood (51.3932°, 0.4771°, elevation 32 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).