August 2025 was a very dry month and also another very warm month. The month despite some hot weather mid month didn't make the top five warmest months on record with cooler spells in the first third and final third of the month being cooler with near average temperatures. The month also cool enough to prevent the warmest Summer on record tying with 1995. Rainfall was well below average coming into the top three driest Augusts just beating August 2003. The month featured a storm called Floris and Ex Hurricane Erin both of which had little impact in the region.
The month began with temperatures near to normal with the 2nd coldest day on the 1st when 18.2C was the high. Temperatures recovered to the lower twenties from the 2nd to the 4th when another cool day occurred on the 5th when 18.7C was the high. Near perfect summer weather followed up to the 10th with temperatures low to middle twenties. A heat wave started on the 11th lasting until the 15th with a new record for August as 32.9C was reached on the 13th. Temperatures dropped away after that with a massive drop of 7C for the 16th when the heatwave ended earlier than forecast due to North sea cloud. Cloud was the main feature form the 16th to the 19th with temperatures close to average. The warmest night occurred in the heatwave with 16.8C being the low, luckily breezes and lower than suggest temperatures kept the nights sleep on a much more comfortable level. Temperatures actually drifted below average from the 17th to the 22nd as North sea cloud became the dominant feature and refused to clear leading to the coldest day on the 19th when 17.3C was the high. The coldest night was a few days before when 9.9C was the low. The north sea cloud did keep the night temperatures up otherwise there would have been a fairly large drop in the average temperature. There was a one day hot spell on the 25th when 28C was reached. After that it turned cooler again with temperatures close to or just below average. The drop off wasn't enough to prevent August from making the summer the joint warmest on record.
August was a very dry month for the most of it. Only 5.4mm had fallen by the 27th. The 0.9mm on the 19th was an unforeseen damp day due to North sea cloud being thick enough to produce drizzle and light rain. Even Storm Floris failed to produced any rain of note. The last few days saw Ex Hurricane Erin pass over the country yet again didn't provide much in the way of rainfall with the highest rainfall being a mere 2.2mm. There was just enough rain to push summer out of the top three though.
August was quiet month as expected for the time of year. The winds did hit 42mph on the 4th in tandem with Storm Floris. Otherwise a quiet month over all.
There weren't any Thunderstorms during August just some thundery showers on the 27th.
September looks to kick off on a unsettled note with light showers and windy around the coasts. The unsettled weather lasting the first five days before high pressure builds in bringing a return to dry warm conditions across England. High pressure slips to the Se allowing warm air to push across the country fully while low pressure tries to push in from the SW finally pushing across the country by mid month marking another spell of unsettled weather. High pressure builds in again bringing a dry settled warm or very warm period of weather. Low pressure finally returns for the last few month with windy cooler weather with showers or longer spells of rain. Overall more in the way of rain but still below average. Temperatures above average being rather warm to warm.
| August's Averages, Highs and Lows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Average Temp 16.0C | Last Months Average 17.7C | Difference from average 1.7C |
| Average Max Temp 20.4C | Last Months Average 22.3C | Difference from average 1.9C |
| Average Min Temp 11.7C | Last Months Average 13.XC | Difference From Average 1.4C |
| High Max 32.9C on the 13th | Low Max 17.3C on the 19th | Highest Daily Range 18.1C on the 13th |
| High Min 16.8C on the 15th | Low Min 9.9C on the 17th | Lowest Daily Range 4.0C on the 19th |
| Number of Air Frosts 0 | Days of Thunder 1 | Days of Snow 0 |
| Days of Measurable Rain 10 Days | Days of Rain with trace 6 Days | Days with Gusts ≥ 50 mph 0 days |
| Average Rainfall 68.8mm | This Months Average 15.2mm | Percentage of Average Rainfall 22.8% |