Weather in Bournemouth in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Bournemouth;
Average weather
Average temperature in Bournemouth in August
Going from a maximum of +24°C during the day to a minimum of +9°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +21°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +18°C.
Is Bournemouth warm or cold in August?
Bournemouth is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +19°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +14°C to +15°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is the hottest month in Bournemouth, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bournemouth in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +19°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +7°C | +5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +32°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 50 mm | 59 mm | 57 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 80% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +19°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 50 mm to 59 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in July to 3 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Bournemouth is gradually decreasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Bournemouth?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bournemouth in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+11°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 551 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1381 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bournemouth, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.