Taunton weather in August

In August, Taunton sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 68 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Taunton's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taunton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:06 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Taunton is town and civil parish in Somerset, England.

Density
3,960/km²
people per km²

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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Taunton reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°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 Taunton

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.

Taunton weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.80.58.21.2
Feb / 51100.69.61.4
Mar10° / 5510.60.411.52.3
Apr13° / 6411.40.113.53.4
May16° / 6511.4015.34.6
Jun19° / 11°6311016.25.7
Jul20° / 13°6010.5015.86.2
Aug20° / 13°6810.8014.36.1
Sep18° / 11°529.4012.45.7
Oct14° / 7112.2010.43.9
Nov11° / 6912.208.72.4
Dec / 6811.70.27.81.5

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 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73763
83763
93664
103664
113664
123664
133565
143565
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303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Taunton gets around 68 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
636
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2236
2335
2434
2533
2632
2731
2830
2930
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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14050100
24049100
34148111
44247111
54345111
64444121
74542121
84641121
94640121
104739121
114839121
124838121
134938121
144938121
154938121
164938121
175038111
185038111
195039111
205039101
215139100
22533890
23533890
24543880
25553780
26563770
27573760
28583660
29593650
30603550
31613540

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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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2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:427:54
215.24:447:53
315.14:457:51
415.04:477:50
515.04:487:48
614.94:507:46
714.94:517:44
814.84:537:43
914.84:557:41
1014.74:567:39
1114.74:587:37
1214.64:597:35
1314.55:017:33
1414.55:027:31
1514.45:047:29
1614.45:067:27
1714.35:077:25
1814.25:097:23
1914.25:107:21
2014.15:127:19
2114.15:137:17
2214.05:157:15
2313.95:177:13
2413.95:187:11
2513.85:207:09
2613.85:217:07
2713.75:237:04
2813.65:257:02
2913.65:267:00
3013.55:286:58
3113.45:306:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Taunton?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Taunton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Taunton in August

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

In August, Taunton sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Taunton 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 40 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
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Taunton 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 Taunton peaks around August 14 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 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Taunton?

Taunton sits at 51.0°N, 3.1°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bridgwater, 14 km away.

Topography around Taunton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taunton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Taunton is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
384 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bridgwater 14 km · Burnham-on-Sea 26 km · Tiverton 30 km · Yeovil 34 km · Weston-super-Mare 38 km · Mendip 41 km · Heavitree 43 km · Exeter 44 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 Taunton (51.0149°, -3.1029°, elevation 22 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).