Windermere weather in August

In August, Windermere sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 119 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Windermere's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Windermere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:55 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
76%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Windermere is town in Cumbria, 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 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Windermere reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°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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21812
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51812
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How August really feels in Windermere

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.

Windermere 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 / 13817.33.37.70.2
Feb / 11414.63.19.30.4
Mar / 9314.12.411.51.1
Apr11° / 7413.60.913.72.2
May13° / 8614.8015.73.3
Jun16° / 9515.6016.84.1
Jul18° / 11°10616.8016.44.7
Aug17° / 11°11917.8014.74.4
Sep15° / 10614.3012.53.9
Oct12° / 13616.8010.22.6
Nov / 13317.30.48.21.3
Dec / 144171.87.10.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72377
82377
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
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212278
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312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Windermere gets around 119 mm of rain over 17.8 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 57% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
556
656
756
856
956
1057
1157
1258
1359
1459
1560
1661
1761
1862
1962
2061
2161
2260
2359
2458
2557
2656
2755
2854
2953
3053
3152

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160346
261336
361327
461327
562317
662317
763307
863307
963307
1063307
1164297
1264297
1365296
1465296
1565296
1666295
1766295
1866295
1967294
2068284
2170273
2271263
2372253
2474242
2575232
2676222
2776222
2878211
2979201
3080191
3180191

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
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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 4:28 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:288:07
215.64:308:05
315.54:328:03
415.54:338:02
515.44:358:00
615.34:377:58
715.34:397:56
815.24:417:54
915.24:427:52
1015.14:447:49
1115.04:467:47
1215.04:487:45
1314.94:507:43
1414.84:517:41
1514.84:537:39
1614.74:557:36
1714.64:577:34
1814.54:597:32
1914.55:017:29
2014.45:037:27
2114.35:047:25
2214.35:067:22
2314.25:087:20
2414.15:107:18
2514.15:127:15
2614.05:147:13
2713.95:167:10
2813.85:177:08
2913.85:197:05
3013.75:217:03
3113.65:237:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 4.89 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
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84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Windermere?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Windermere for sightseeing.

What to pack for Windermere in August

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

In August, Windermere sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Windermere 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 at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°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
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Windermere 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 Windermere peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 10UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Windermere?

Windermere sits at 54.4°N, 2.9°W, 0 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Kendal, 12 km away.

Topography around Windermere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Windermere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m around an average of 128 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Windermere is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
230 m
16 km
865 m
80 km
961 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kendal 12 km · Penrith 33 km · Morecambe 35 km · Barrow in Furness 37 km · Heysham 38 km · Lancaster 38 km · Whitehaven 48 km · Workington 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 Windermere (54.3809°, -2.9071°, 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. 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).