August is one of the warmer months of the year in Colchester, with average highs near 21.7°C and lows around 12.5°C (mean 17.1°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 57 mm of rainfall and 79% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Colchester. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Colchester was 1997 — when the month averaged 19.8°C — while the coldest was 1986 at 14.3°C. Typical August days reach 21.7°C with nights near 12.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
August is about average for rainfall in Colchester, averaging 57 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2004 with 138 mm, while the driest was 1995 at 10 mm.
Relative humidity in Colchester during August averages 79%. The most humid August was 2002 at 83%, and the least humid was 1990 at 72%.
August receives about 4.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Colchester. The sunniest August was 2022 at 5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1986 and 1987 at 3.6.
Average wind speed in Colchester during August is 3.1 m/s. The windiest August was 1985 at 4.2 m/s, while the calmest was 2002 at 2.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 16.1°C | 17.3°C | 17.2°C | 16.9°C | 18.1°C | +2°C |
| Avg High | 20.7°C | 22.1°C | 21.6°C | 21.5°C | 22.9°C | +2.2°C |
| Avg Low | 11.5°C | 12.5°C | 12.8°C | 12.4°C | 13.4°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 49 mm | 53 mm | 65 mm | 66 mm | 48 mm | 0 mm |
August temperatures in Colchester have risen by about 1.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 6.1°C (1986) to a record high of 31.3°C (1990).
Rainfall in August is about average for rainfall, averaging 57 mm, with a wettest year of 138 mm.
One of the best times to visit Colchester
August is one of the best times to visit Colchester. Expect days averaging 21.7°C and nights around 12.5°C (mean 17.1°C) — warmer than Colchester's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (57 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.2°C | 18.0°C | 12.9°C | 27.7°C | 9.3°C | 19 mm | 74% | 3.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 23.0°C | 18.1°C | 13.2°C | 28.8°C | 9.7°C | 53 mm | 79% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 22.0°C | 17.3°C | 12.6°C | 26.1°C | 9.1°C | 70 mm | 79% | 3.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 24.9°C | 19.6°C | 14.4°C | 30.0°C | 9.7°C | 34 mm | 74% | 2.7 m/s | 5 |
| 2021 | 20.9°C | 16.6°C | 12.4°C | 23.5°C | 9.3°C | 43 mm | 82% | 3.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2020 | 23.5°C | 19.1°C | 14.7°C | 30.8°C | 9.0°C | 69 mm | 77% | 3.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 23.0°C | 18.0°C | 13.1°C | 29.0°C | 9.3°C | 43 mm | 76% | 3.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 22.3°C | 17.6°C | 12.8°C | 29.3°C | 8.0°C | 75 mm | 78% | 2.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 21.1°C | 16.5°C | 11.9°C | 25.2°C | 8.1°C | 69 mm | 79% | 3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 22.4°C | 17.7°C | 13.0°C | 28.6°C | 8.9°C | 36 mm | 79% | 3.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2015 | 21.2°C | 16.7°C | 12.2°C | 26.4°C | 8.8°C | 100 mm | 81% | 3.2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 19.9°C | 15.5°C | 11.2°C | 23.5°C | 6.2°C | 87 mm | 79% | 3.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 21.9°C | 17.3°C | 12.6°C | 27.8°C | 9.1°C | 48 mm | 79% | 2.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 21.8°C | 17.5°C | 13.2°C | 28.6°C | 7.7°C | 48 mm | 80% | 3.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 20.9°C | 16.4°C | 11.8°C | 26.4°C | 8.2°C | 55 mm | 78% | 3 m/s | 4 |
| 2010 | 20.3°C | 16.2°C | 12.0°C | 25.1°C | 7.6°C | 100 mm | 80% | 3.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2009 | 22.8°C | 18.0°C | 13.3°C | 26.6°C | 9.2°C | 25 mm | 77% | 3.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 21.4°C | 17.2°C | 13.0°C | 24.8°C | 8.6°C | 75 mm | 81% | 3.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2007 | 20.9°C | 16.4°C | 11.9°C | 25.8°C | 9.2°C | 47 mm | 80% | 3.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 20.4°C | 16.3°C | 12.1°C | 24.9°C | 9.6°C | 103 mm | 80% | 3.4 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2005 | 20.9°C | 16.2°C | 11.5°C | 27.3°C | 9.2°C | 57 mm | 81% | 2.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2004 🌧️ | 21.8°C | 17.7°C | 13.6°C | 26.6°C | 8.8°C | 138 mm | 83% | 3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2003 | 23.1°C | 18.3°C | 13.6°C | 30.8°C | 7.4°C | 15 mm | 79% | 2.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2002 | 21.8°C | 17.5°C | 13.3°C | 26.8°C | 10.8°C | 61 mm | 83% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2001 | 21.6°C | 17.3°C | 12.9°C | 27.6°C | 8.9°C | 81 mm | 83% | 2.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 21.3°C | 16.8°C | 12.3°C | 23.9°C | 9.2°C | 44 mm | 82% | 2.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 20.9°C | 16.7°C | 12.4°C | 27.7°C | 7.4°C | 105 mm | 81% | 2.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 21.3°C | 16.3°C | 11.4°C | 27.5°C | 7.3°C | 29 mm | 78% | 3.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1997 🔥 | 24.5°C | 19.8°C | 15.0°C | 28.6°C | 10.7°C | 62 mm | 78% | 2.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1996 | 21.4°C | 16.8°C | 12.2°C | 27.1°C | 9.1°C | 96 mm | 78% | 3.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 23.4°C | 18.2°C | 13.1°C | 28.3°C | 9.0°C | 10 mm | 77% | 3.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1994 | 20.7°C | 16.4°C | 12.0°C | 24.7°C | 8.0°C | 55 mm | 80% | 3.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1993 | 20.1°C | 15.3°C | 10.5°C | 24.5°C | 7.1°C | 44 mm | 77% | 3.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 21.2°C | 16.7°C | 12.1°C | 26.4°C | 8.2°C | 79 mm | 76% | 4 m/s | 4 |
| 1991 | 23.5°C | 18.2°C | 13.0°C | 27.1°C | 8.7°C | 18 mm | 74% | 2.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 24.4°C | 19.0°C | 13.6°C | 31.3°C | 9.7°C | 32 mm | 72% | 2.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1989 | 22.2°C | 17.1°C | 12.0°C | 26.9°C | 8.9°C | 37 mm | 76% | 3.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1988 | 20.3°C | 15.7°C | 11.0°C | 24.9°C | 7.4°C | 33 mm | 80% | 3.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1987 | 20.1°C | 15.8°C | 11.6°C | 26.7°C | 7.4°C | 87 mm | 82% | 2.8 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1986 ❄️ | 18.5°C | 14.3°C | 10.1°C | 22.0°C | 6.1°C | 80 mm | 79% | 3.4 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1985 | 19.4°C | 15.0°C | 10.6°C | 24.5°C | 7.8°C | 52 mm | 81% | 4.2 m/s | 4 |
| 1984 | 22.3°C | 17.3°C | 12.3°C | 25.2°C | 8.1°C | 41 mm | 81% | 2.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1983 | 21.8°C | 17.1°C | 12.5°C | 25.1°C | 8.2°C | 26 mm | 81% | 2.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 20.7°C | 16.3°C | 11.9°C | 25.6°C | 8.0°C | 48 mm | 80% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 21.3°C | 16.6°C | 11.8°C | 26.4°C | 8.0°C | 32 mm | 81% | 2.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 21.7°C with lows near 12.5°C (mean 17.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 57 mm of rainfall in Colchester, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 138 mm in 2004.
The hottest August reached 31.3°C in 1990. The coldest dipped to 6.1°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 21.1°C to 22.8°C and overnight lows from 11.8°C to 13.1°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Colchester and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 21.7°C daytime highs and 12.5°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 12th coolest month in Colchester, averaging 17.1°C.
For August in Colchester, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 21.7°C and lows of 12.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 79% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 3.1 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 4.2 m/s (1985).
The wettest August on record was 2004 with 138 mm. On average, August sees 57 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Colchester behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
