Durham August Weather

Averages and records for weather in Durham, United Kingdom in the month of August.
Typical Durham August Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 19.8 °C
Average daily low 11.2 °C
Average monthly precipitation 6.3 cm
Daily chance of precipitation 52.2%
Durham August Weather Records
1879–2024
Highest temperature 32.5 °C August 2, 1990
Lowest temperature 1.5 °C August 10, 1892
Highest daily low 17.9 °C August 6, 2006
Lowest daily high 10.7 °C August 21, 1904
Hottest average high temperature 22.9 °C 1947
Coldest average high temperature 15.5 °C 1912
Most daily precipitation 6.9 cm August 25, 1986
Most monthly precipitation 17.6 cm 1956
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°C) Record (°C)
High Low High Low
August 1 20.5 11.7 31.9 3.3
August 2 20.5 11.7 32.5 3.9
August 3 20.4 11.7 28.9 2.0
August 4 20.4 11.7 29.7 4.8
August 5 20.4 11.7 27.8 3.3
August 6 20.4 11.7 28.0 6.0
August 7 20.4 11.6 27.9 5.2
August 8 20.3 11.6 30.1 5.0
August 9 20.3 11.5 28.9 3.7
August 10 20.2 11.5 30.6 1.5
August 11 20.1 11.5 30.0 3.1
August 12 20.1 11.5 26.8 3.3
August 13 20.0 11.4 28.6 5.0
August 14 20.0 11.4 30.2 3.3
August 15 19.9 11.3 27.1 4.9
August 16 19.8 11.2 28.3 2.8
August 17 19.7 11.2 29.0 3.9
August 18 19.7 11.1 28.8 5.6
August 19 19.6 11.0 28.9 2.9
August 20 19.5 11.0 30.3 3.8
August 21 19.5 10.9 29.4 2.2
August 22 19.4 10.9 26.4 2.7
August 23 19.3 10.8 25.6 1.7
August 24 19.3 10.8 28.1 1.7
August 25 19.2 10.7 26.9 2.8
August 26 19.2 10.6 28.9 3.9
August 27 19.1 10.6 28.9 3.9
August 28 19.1 10.5 27.2 3.9
August 29 19.0 10.4 25.1 3.1
August 30 18.9 10.3 28.7 2.8
August 31 18.8 10.3 30.0 1.9
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1879–2024 Durham location