Worcester weather in August

In August, Worcester sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Worcester's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Worcester's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:59 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
71%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Worcester is city and the county town of Worcestershire, England.

Density
3,055/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Worcester 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 17°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)
12113
22113
32113
42113
52113
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
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152113
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311911

How August really feels in Worcester

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.

Worcester weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5411.8180.9
Feb / 459.61.29.51.2
Mar10° / 4910.10.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5411.40.313.63.4
May16° / 6110.8015.44.7
Jun19° / 11°6311.1016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°6010.80166.2
Aug21° / 13°5810.5014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°549.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 6611.5010.33.8
Nov10° / 6511.80.28.52.1
Dec / 6111.10.97.61.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113169
123169
133268
143268
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
203169
213169
223169
233169
243169
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Worcester gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.5 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 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1335
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2135
2234
2334
2433
2532
2632
2731
2831
2930
3030
3130

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
154388
255378
355378
455369
556359
656359
757349
8573310
9583210
10583210
11593110
12603010
13612910
14612910
15622810
16622810
17632710
1865269
1965269
2067258
2167258
2268248
2369247
2470237
2571236
2672226
2773225
2873225
2974224
3075214
3175214

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

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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1613light breeze
1713light breeze
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2013light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 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 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:347:55
215.34:367:54
315.24:387:52
415.24:397:50
515.14:417:48
615.14:427:47
715.04:447:45
815.04:467:43
914.94:477:41
1014.84:497:39
1114.84:517:37
1214.74:527:35
1314.74:547:33
1414.64:557:31
1514.54:577:29
1614.54:597:27
1714.45:007:25
1814.35:027:23
1914.35:047:21
2014.25:067:19
2114.25:077:16
2214.15:097:14
2314.05:117:12
2414.05:127:10
2513.95:147:08
2613.85:167:05
2713.85:177:03
2813.75:197:01
2913.65:216:58
3013.65:226:56
3113.55:246:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Worcester?

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
3.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Worcester for sightseeing.

What to pack for Worcester in August

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

In August, Worcester sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Worcester 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 Worcester peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Worcester?

Worcester sits at 52.2°N, 2.2°W, 29 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Droitwich, 10 km away.

Topography around Worcester

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Worcester has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 825 m.

The land around Worcester is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (31%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
411 m
80 km
825 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Droitwich 10 km · Great Malvern 11 km · Stourport-on-Severn 17 km · Bromsgrove 20 km · Evesham 21 km · Kidderminster 22 km · Tewkesbury 22 km · Redditch 23 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 Worcester (52.1893°, -2.22°, elevation 29 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).