Woking weather in August

In August, Woking sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 17% 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 Woking's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Woking's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:55 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Woking is town in Surrey, England.

Density
1,634/km²
people per km²
Founded
1974

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 Woking reaches about 21°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 18°C and 26°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)
12214
22214
32214
42214
52214
62214
72214
82214
92214
102214
112214
122214
132213
142113
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How August really feels in Woking

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.

Woking weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5810.90.88.21.0
Feb / 479.20.89.61.2
Mar10° / 44100.511.52.3
Apr13° / 5211.30.113.53.6
May16° / 5510.2015.35.0
Jun19° / 11°579.7016.36.0
Jul22° / 13°5710.4015.96.4
Aug21° / 13°6410014.46.4
Sep18° / 11°499.2012.45.8
Oct15° / 6210.8010.44.1
Nov11° / 6611.50.18.62.3
Dec / 6210.90.97.71.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53763
63763
73763
83763
93664
103664
113763
123763
133862
143862
153862
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233565
243664
253664
263664
273565
283664
293664
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Woking gets around 64 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
831
931
1031
1132
1232
1333
1433
1534
1634
1734
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2334
2434
2533
2633
2732
2831
2930
3029
3129

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 (%)
14245130
24245130
34244140
44244140
54343140
64342140
74442140
84441140
94540140
104640140
114639140
124739140
134739140
144739140
154838130
164838130
174938120
184938120
195038111
205038111
215138101
22543790
23543790
24563680
25573580
26583570
27593470
28603370
29623260
30623260
31633160

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
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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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 4:31 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:317:45
215.24:337:44
315.14:347:42
415.14:367:41
515.04:377:39
615.04:397:37
714.94:407:35
814.94:427:33
914.84:437:32
1014.74:457:30
1114.74:477:28
1214.64:487:26
1314.64:507:24
1414.54:517:22
1514.54:537:20
1614.44:557:18
1714.34:567:16
1814.34:587:14
1914.24:597:12
2014.15:017:10
2114.15:037:08
2214.05:047:06
2314.05:067:03
2413.95:077:01
2513.85:096:59
2613.85:116:57
2713.75:126:55
2813.65:146:52
2913.65:166:50
3013.55:176:48
3113.45:196:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Woking?

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
4.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Woking for sightseeing.

What to pack for Woking in August

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

In August, Woking sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Woking 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 Woking 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Woking?

Woking sits at 51.3°N, 0.6°W, 39 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chertsey, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Woking

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Woking has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Woking is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (27%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
237 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Chertsey 8.0 km · Weybridge 9.0 km · Guildford 9.0 km · Cobham 10 km · Egham 13 km · Walton-on-Thames 13 km · Camberley 13 km · Staines 13 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 Woking (51.319°, -0.5589°, elevation 39 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).