Basildon Weather in August
Basildon in August
The short of it: Basildon in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 60 mm · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Basildon an average August high of 23°, a low of 13° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-August, 96 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Basildon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Grays, 14 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
August in Basildon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 10 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GraysEngland | 14 km SW | 23° | 13° | 58 mm |
| Southend-on-SeaEngland | 18 km E | 23° | 14° | 56 mm |
| ChelmsfordEngland | 19 km N | 23° | 13° | 62 mm |
| RomfordEngland | 19 km W | 23° | 13° | 58 mm |
| DagenhamEngland | 20 km W | 23° | 13° | 58 mm |
| GillinghamEngland | 21 km SSE | 23° | 14° | 57 mm |
| ChathamEngland | 22 km SSE | 23° | 14° | 57 mm |
| BecontreeEngland | 23 km W | 23° | 13° | 58 mm |