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London Weather in August
SummerIn London, August averages about 23°C (73°F) during the day and 14°C (57°F) at night, so afternoons generally feel mild while evenings are cool. Some wet days are normal, with about 9 days reaching at least 1 mm of precipitation and roughly 49 mm for the month.
Avg high72.7°F 22.6°CAvg low57.2°F 14.0°CRainy days~8.8 daysMonthly rain49.3 mm
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What to wear in London in August
A practical August packing list for London starts here: long sleeves or a T-shirt with a light jacket make a practical combination. A compact umbrella is worth carrying for passing showers or wetter days.
Travel takeaway: For many travelers, these temperatures are comfortable for city sightseeing when you pack one flexible layer.
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London: 12-month travel weather
London can see rain in any month, usually spread across many changeable days rather than one concentrated wet season. Layers and light rain protection are useful year-round.
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Monthly labels summarize typical climate patterns for trip planning. Always check the latest forecast and tropical-storm alerts before departure.
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📅 Late December–early January
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London in August · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ August 2025 · latest complete year☔ 7 days · 32.6 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19.7°C/13.1°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
2
19.9°C/13.1°C
No rain
3
23°C/12.8°C
🌧️ 2.5 mm
4
21.5°C/16.3°C
🌧️ 1 mm
5
20.7°C/13.1°C
No rain
6
22.2°C/11.7°C
No rain
7
23°C/14.6°C
No rain
8
25.1°C/15.5°C
No rain
9
24.8°C/14.5°C
No rain
10
26.2°C/14.8°C
No rain
11
29.7°C/16.4°C
No rain
12
31°C/18.8°C
No rain
13
27.8°C/18.3°C
No rain
14
26.9°C/16.6°C
No rain
15
29.5°C/17.8°C
No rain
16
22.5°C/16.4°C
No rain
17
24.4°C/13°C
No rain
18
21.5°C/16.9°C
No rain
19
25.1°C/15.1°C
No rain
20
20.6°C/14.9°C
No rain
21
20°C/13.5°C
No rain
22
22.8°C/11.6°C
No rain
23
21.9°C/16.1°C
No rain
24
23.6°C/14.6°C
No rain
25
26°C/15.1°C
No rain
26
25.3°C/18.3°C
No rain
27
21.8°C/15.5°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
28
20.5°C/13°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
29
19.7°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 19.5 mm
30
20°C/13.1°C
🌧️ 2 mm
31
20.2°C/14°C
No rain
August 2024☔ 6 days · 29.3 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27.1°C/17.2°C
🌧️ 7.7 mm
2
26.1°C/16.8°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
3
24°C/17°C
No rain
4
22.4°C/12.4°C
No rain
5
24.6°C/13.7°C
No rain
6
21.9°C/15.5°C
🌧️ 2.2 mm
7
21.6°C/11.6°C
No rain
8
21°C/12.4°C
No rain
9
24.1°C/16.3°C
No rain
10
23.6°C/14°C
No rain
11
27.2°C/15.3°C
No rain
12
31.3°C/18.3°C
No rain
13
25.5°C/13.7°C
No rain
14
24.1°C/16.5°C
No rain
15
23.1°C/13.4°C
No rain
16
23.4°C/15.9°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
17
22.2°C/11.3°C
No rain
18
25°C/12.3°C
No rain
19
21.3°C/11.2°C
🌧️ 1.7 mm
20
22.4°C/14.8°C
No rain
21
20°C/11.4°C
No rain
22
19.8°C/15.3°C
No rain
23
21.9°C/15.8°C
No rain
24
17.6°C/13°C
🌧️ 11.4 mm
25
19.6°C/10°C
No rain
26
22.1°C/13.9°C
No rain
27
23.8°C/14.4°C
No rain
28
27.1°C/12.6°C
No rain
29
21.8°C/12.4°C
No rain
30
22.1°C/10.8°C
No rain
31
20.8°C/13.1°C
No rain
August 2023☔ 8 days · 55.9 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
21.9°C/13.8°C
No rain
2
19.4°C/14.7°C
🌧️ 18.8 mm
3
21°C/13.8°C
No rain
4
19.4°C/12.8°C
No rain
5
18.5°C/13.6°C
🌧️ 18.2 mm
6
18.6°C/10.5°C
No rain
7
20.3°C/10.5°C
No rain
8
17.5°C/11°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
9
24.1°C/10.8°C
No rain
10
25.6°C/12.6°C
No rain
11
24°C/16.6°C
No rain
12
21°C/13.9°C
No rain
13
21.9°C/15.2°C
No rain
14
21.7°C/15.6°C
🌧️ 3.8 mm
15
22.2°C/12.5°C
No rain
16
24.6°C/12.6°C
No rain
17
23°C/14.9°C
No rain
18
24.8°C/16.1°C
🌧️ 4.2 mm
19
23.3°C/16.3°C
No rain
20
24°C/14.9°C
No rain
21
24.8°C/13.3°C
No rain
22
24.4°C/14.5°C
No rain
23
25.5°C/12.5°C
No rain
24
25.2°C/15.5°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
25
20.2°C/13.7°C
No rain
26
19.4°C/11.4°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
27
19.6°C/10.3°C
No rain
28
20.5°C/10.7°C
No rain
29
20.4°C/10.6°C
No rain
30
19.7°C/11°C
No rain
31
18.1°C/10.1°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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