Worksop weather in August

In August, Worksop sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Worksop's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Worksop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:51 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
69%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Worksop is town in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

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 Worksop 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)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52113
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
152113
162113
172113
182113
192113
202113
212013
222013
232012
242012
252012
262012
272012
282012
292012
302012
311912

How August really feels in Worksop

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.

Worksop 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 / 4811.21.27.80.9
Feb / 399.71.49.41.2
Mar10° / 429.90.911.52.2
Apr13° / 4910.90.213.73.3
May16° / 5010.5015.64.7
Jun19° / 11°6310.6016.65.6
Jul21° / 13°5910.6016.26.2
Aug21° / 13°6210.4014.66.2
Sep18° / 11°539.1012.45.6
Oct14° / 5810.8010.33.9
Nov10° / 5611.30.38.42.1
Dec / 5511.317.41.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113565
123565
133466
143466
153367
163367
173466
183466
193367
203367
213367
223268
233367
243367
253268
263169
273169
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Worksop gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
534
634
734
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1334
1434
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
2036
2136
2235
2335
2434
2534
2633
2732
2832
2931
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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
159329
259329
360319
460319
561309
6603010
7603010
8612910
9612910
10612910
1162299
1262299
1362299
1462299
1563289
1664288
1764288
1864288
1965287
2066277
2168266
2268266
2370255
2471245
2572235
2673234
2774224
2874224
2976213
3076213
3176213

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 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 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:267:55
215.44:277:54
315.44:297:52
415.34:317:50
515.34:327:48
615.24:347:46
715.14:367:44
815.14:377:42
915.04:397:40
1015.04:417:38
1114.94:437:36
1214.84:447:34
1314.84:467:32
1414.74:487:30
1514.64:507:28
1614.64:517:26
1714.54:537:24
1814.44:557:22
1914.44:577:19
2014.34:587:17
2114.25:007:15
2214.25:027:13
2314.15:047:10
2414.05:057:08
2514.05:077:06
2613.95:097:03
2713.85:117:01
2813.85:136:58
2913.75:146:56
3013.65:166:54
3113.65:186:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
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
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Worksop?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Worksop for sightseeing.

What to pack for Worksop in August

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

In August, Worksop 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 Worksop 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 Worksop 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
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Worksop?

Worksop sits at 53.3°N, 1.1°W, 46 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dinnington, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Worksop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Worksop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Worksop is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Dinnington 9.0 km · Retford 12 km · Maltby 14 km · Staveley 16 km · Mansfield Woodhouse 16 km · Mansfield 19 km · Chesterfield 20 km · Rotherham 21 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 Worksop (53.3018°, -1.124°, elevation 46 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).