The tables below give August averages for the number of hours with sunshine at cities and towns throughout the United Kingdom. The monthly totals are based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.
The UK as a whole has an average 162 hours of sun in August.
Southern England
Total August sunshine
| Place |
Hours |
| Birmingham |
175 |
| Bristol |
174 |
| Dover |
224 |
| Isles of Scilly |
197 |
| London, Greenwich |
198 |
| London, Kew Gardens |
207 |
| Norwich |
185 |
| Nottingham |
178 |
| Plymouth |
197 |
| Southampton |
206 |
| Stoke-on-Trent |
174 |
| Weymouth |
226 |
Northern England
Average amount of sun in August
| Place |
Hours |
| Ambleside, Windermere Lake |
137 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed |
166 |
| Dumfries |
146 |
| Hull |
183 |
| Manchester |
145 |
| Middlesbrough |
161 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
150 |
| Prestwick |
160 |
| Sheffield |
181 |
Wales
Average August sun
| Place |
Hours |
| Cardiff |
185 |
| Llandrindod Wells |
163 |
Scotland
Number of sunny hours in August on average
| Place |
Hours |
| Aberdeen |
157 |
| Dundee |
165 |
| Edinburgh |
160 |
| Glasgow |
146 |
| Inverness |
136 |
| Kirkwall, Orkney Islands |
135 |
| Lerwick, Shetland Islands |
132 |
| Stornoway, Outer Hebrides |
133 |
| Tiree, Inner Hebrides |
171 |
Northern Ireland
Average total sunshine in August
| Place |
Hours |
| Armagh |
140 |
| Belfast |
142 |
| Londonderry |
149 |