Worthing weather in August

In August, Worthing sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Worthing's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Worthing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:55 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Worthing is town in West Sussex, England.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 10 µg/m³ · 2019

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 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Worthing reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Worthing weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8713.70.58.21.3
Feb / 6211.10.59.71.2
Mar / 49100.311.51.7
Apr10° / 499.4013.52.5
May13° / 10°478.8015.23.7
Jun16° / 13°498.8016.24.9
Jul18° / 15°498.9015.86.0
Aug18° / 16°639.3014.36.1
Sep17° / 15°6610.5012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°10514010.44.0
Nov12° / 11115.108.72.6
Dec / 9913.40.27.81.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55446
65446
75347
85248
95248
105248
115149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Worthing gets around 63 mm of rain over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
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531
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3130

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12058220
22057230
32057230
42056231
52155231
62155231
72254231
82254231
92353231
102453221
112453221
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212951200
223050200
233149190
243249190
253448180
263547180
273746170
283846160
294045160
304144150
314343150

Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
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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 4:32 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:327:43
215.14:347:41
315.14:357:40
415.04:377:38
515.04:387:36
614.94:407:35
714.94:417:33
814.84:437:31
914.84:447:29
1014.74:467:28
1114.64:477:26
1214.64:497:24
1314.54:507:22
1414.54:527:20
1514.44:547:18
1614.34:557:16
1714.34:577:14
1814.24:587:12
1914.25:007:10
2014.15:017:08
2114.05:037:06
2214.05:057:04
2313.95:067:02
2413.95:087:00
2513.85:096:57
2613.75:116:55
2713.75:136:53
2813.65:146:51
2913.55:166:49
3013.55:176:46
3113.45:196:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Worthing?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Worthing for sightseeing.

What to pack for Worthing in August

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

In August, Worthing sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Worthing 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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 8°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
Jan10Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Worthing 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 Worthing peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Worthing?

Worthing sits at 50.8°N, 0.4°W, 7 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Lancing, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Worthing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Worthing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Worthing is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (48%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
242 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lancing 4.0 km · Shoreham-by-Sea 7.0 km · Portslade 12 km · Littlehampton 12 km · Hove 15 km · Brighton 17 km · Bognor Regis 22 km · Rottingdean 22 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 Worthing (50.818°, -0.3754°, elevation 7 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).