August 2021

2021

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, August 2021 was slightly hot. 🌡️

  • The average temperature in August 2021 was 15.8°C.
  • That's 0.1°C hotter than the average of 15.7°C.
  • This puts it in the 55th percentile for heat, as the 162nd hottest August on record.
Distribution of average August temperatures (1659 - 2021)
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The hottest August ever was in 1995, when it averaged 19.2°C, and the coldest year was 1912 at 12.9°C.


🌧️ Rainfall

In the UK, August 2021 was dry. 🏜️

  • The total rainfall in August 2021 was 54.3mm.
  • That's 28.9mm drier than the average of 83.2mm.
  • This puts it in the 18th percentile for rainfall, as the 46th driest August on record.
Distribution of total August rainfall (1769 - 2021)
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The wettest August ever was in 1912, when rainfall totalled 192.9mm, and the driest year was 1995 at 9.1mm.


☀️ Sunlight

In the UK, August 2021 was very cloudy. ☁️

  • In August 2021 there were128.1 hours of sunshine.
  • That's 25.8 hours less sunshine than the average of 153.9 hours.
  • This puts it in the 13th percentile for sunshine, as the 13th least sunny August on record.
Distribution of August sunshine hours in (1920 - 2022)
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The sunniest August ever was in 1947, when there were 259.4 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.