August is one of the warmer months of the year in Plympton, with average highs near 19.5°C and lows around 13.2°C (mean 16.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 75 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Plympton. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Augusts in Plympton were 1995 and 2022 — when the month averaged 19.3°C — while the coldest was 1986 at 13.6°C. Typical August days reach 19.5°C with nights near 13.2°C. The long-term August temperature trend is broadly flat.
August is one of the drier months in Plympton, averaging 75 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2015 with 195 mm, while the driest was 1995 at 11 mm.
Relative humidity in Plympton during August averages 83%. The most humid August was 2008 at 88%, and the least humid was 1995 at 73%.
August receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Plympton. The sunniest Augusts were 1995, 2005 and 2022 at 5.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2008 at 3.8.
Average wind speed in Plympton during August is 3.6 m/s. The windiest August was 1985 at 4.8 m/s, while the calmest was 1981 at 2.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 16.0°C | 16.6°C | 16.3°C | 16.1°C | 17.3°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg High | 19.2°C | 19.9°C | 19.3°C | 19.0°C | 20.6°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Low | 12.7°C | 13.3°C | 13.3°C | 13.1°C | 14.1°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 62 mm | 69 mm | 68 mm | 103 mm | 67 mm | +5 mm |
August temperatures in Plympton have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 8.3°C (1986) to a record high of 28.7°C (2022).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 75 mm, with a wettest year of 195 mm.
One of the best times to visit Plympton
August is one of the best times to visit Plympton. Expect days averaging 19.5°C and nights around 13.2°C (mean 16.4°C) — warmer than Plympton's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (75 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 | 21.3°C | 17.9°C | 14.5°C | 25.2°C | 12.1°C | 49 mm | 79% | 3.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 19.7°C | 16.7°C | 13.7°C | 22.4°C | 11.1°C | 80 mm | 86% | 3.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 19.5°C | 16.6°C | 13.6°C | 23.0°C | 11.4°C | 81 mm | 86% | 3.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 23.5°C | 19.3°C | 15.1°C | 28.7°C | 11.5°C | 22 mm | 73% | 3.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 19.0°C | 16.0°C | 12.9°C | 21.0°C | 11.1°C | 50 mm | 86% | 3.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 20.3°C | 17.4°C | 14.5°C | 25.2°C | 10.1°C | 121 mm | 84% | 3.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 19.5°C | 16.6°C | 13.7°C | 22.4°C | 11.6°C | 104 mm | 85% | 4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 20.5°C | 17.1°C | 13.7°C | 25.8°C | 10.4°C | 92 mm | 81% | 3.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 18.5°C | 15.7°C | 12.9°C | 23.3°C | 10.8°C | 86 mm | 85% | 3.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 19.6°C | 16.5°C | 13.4°C | 21.7°C | 10.8°C | 83 mm | 86% | 3.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2015 🌧️ | 18.2°C | 15.3°C | 12.4°C | 21.2°C | 10.0°C | 195 mm | 86% | 3.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 18.1°C | 15.3°C | 12.4°C | 21.0°C | 8.4°C | 110 mm | 81% | 4.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 20.4°C | 17.0°C | 13.5°C | 23.5°C | 11.3°C | 57 mm | 82% | 3.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2012 | 18.5°C | 16.1°C | 13.8°C | 22.1°C | 9.2°C | 125 mm | 88% | 4.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2011 | 18.2°C | 15.3°C | 12.5°C | 21.6°C | 9.2°C | 86 mm | 83% | 3.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 18.9°C | 15.8°C | 12.7°C | 21.2°C | 8.9°C | 88 mm | 84% | 4.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 18.7°C | 16.0°C | 13.2°C | 21.3°C | 10.8°C | 56 mm | 87% | 3.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2008 | 18.0°C | 15.7°C | 13.3°C | 20.2°C | 9.5°C | 125 mm | 88% | 4.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2007 | 18.8°C | 15.6°C | 12.4°C | 22.7°C | 10.3°C | 68 mm | 84% | 3.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 19.4°C | 16.4°C | 13.4°C | 23.6°C | 11.2°C | 48 mm | 82% | 4.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 19.6°C | 16.1°C | 12.6°C | 22.5°C | 10.5°C | 40 mm | 83% | 3.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 19.4°C | 16.7°C | 14.0°C | 22.9°C | 10.4°C | 137 mm | 86% | 3.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2003 | 21.2°C | 17.7°C | 14.2°C | 25.3°C | 9.2°C | 37 mm | 84% | 3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 19.1°C | 15.9°C | 12.8°C | 21.2°C | 10.6°C | 45 mm | 86% | 3.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2001 | 19.2°C | 16.3°C | 13.3°C | 22.5°C | 10.9°C | 61 mm | 86% | 3.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 19.2°C | 16.3°C | 13.5°C | 21.8°C | 11.2°C | 61 mm | 86% | 3.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1999 | 19.0°C | 16.3°C | 13.7°C | 22.5°C | 10.1°C | 145 mm | 87% | 3.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 19.5°C | 15.8°C | 12.1°C | 23.2°C | 9.8°C | 33 mm | 85% | 3.4 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 | 20.9°C | 18.1°C | 15.4°C | 23.7°C | 12.9°C | 115 mm | 86% | 3 m/s | 4 |
| 1996 | 18.8°C | 15.6°C | 12.4°C | 24.6°C | 9.9°C | 73 mm | 83% | 3.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 🔥 | 23.4°C | 19.3°C | 15.2°C | 27.7°C | 11.9°C | 11 mm | 73% | 3.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1994 | 18.8°C | 16.0°C | 13.2°C | 21.6°C | 9.3°C | 91 mm | 84% | 3.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1993 | 18.0°C | 14.8°C | 11.6°C | 21.1°C | 9.1°C | 38 mm | 84% | 3.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 18.4°C | 15.5°C | 12.6°C | 21.6°C | 9.0°C | 127 mm | 83% | 4.3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1991 | 20.2°C | 16.6°C | 13.0°C | 22.8°C | 10.2°C | 25 mm | 83% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1990 | 21.7°C | 17.8°C | 13.9°C | 28.4°C | 11.1°C | 35 mm | 78% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1989 | 21.0°C | 17.2°C | 13.4°C | 23.6°C | 10.2°C | 42 mm | 77% | 3.7 m/s | 5 |
| 1988 | 18.2°C | 15.0°C | 11.8°C | 22.5°C | 9.3°C | 64 mm | 84% | 3.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 19.9°C | 16.3°C | 12.7°C | 24.9°C | 9.5°C | 23 mm | 80% | 3.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1986 ❄️ | 16.3°C | 13.6°C | 10.9°C | 18.8°C | 8.3°C | 134 mm | 85% | 3.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1985 | 17.1°C | 14.6°C | 12.1°C | 19.9°C | 9.9°C | 121 mm | 86% | 4.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1984 | 21.2°C | 17.7°C | 14.1°C | 24.4°C | 9.6°C | 54 mm | 79% | 2.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1983 | 21.0°C | 17.4°C | 13.8°C | 23.2°C | 9.6°C | 26 mm | 80% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 18.5°C | 15.6°C | 12.7°C | 23.1°C | 9.7°C | 61 mm | 84% | 4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 20.0°C | 16.6°C | 13.2°C | 23.5°C | 10.2°C | 33 mm | 84% | 2.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 19.5°C with lows near 13.2°C (mean 16.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 75 mm of rainfall in Plympton, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 195 mm in 2015.
The hottest August reached 28.7°C in 2022. The coldest dipped to 8.3°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 19.6°C to 20.6°C and overnight lows from 13.2°C to 14°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Plympton and one of the drier months, so plan for around 19.5°C daytime highs and 13.2°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 12th coolest month in Plympton, averaging 16.4°C.
For August in Plympton, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 19.5°C and lows of 13.2°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 3.6 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 4.8 m/s (1985).
The wettest August on record was 2015 with 195 mm. On average, August sees 75 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 Plympton 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.
