{"id":45654,"date":"2026-09-01T19:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/?page_id=45654"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:09:40","slug":"august-2026-weather-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/august-2026-weather-2\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2026 Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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August 2026 Weather<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\ud83c\udf26\ufe0f August 2026 \u2013 Monthly Weather Summary<\/h2>

August was a warm but changeable month<\/strong>, with a particularly hot spell in the middle of the month followed by a much cooler and wetter period towards the end.<\/p>

\ud83c\udf21\ufe0f Temperature<\/h3>

The month’s mean temperature was 17.9\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>

  • Highest temperature:<\/strong> 36.4\u00b0C on 13 August<\/strong><\/li>
  • Lowest temperature:<\/strong> 7.2\u00b0C on 24 August<\/strong><\/li>
  • There were two days when the temperature exceeded 32\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/li>
  • The hottest period was around 12\u201314 August<\/strong>, when daytime highs reached 33.9\u00b0C, 36.4\u00b0C and 29.3\u00b0C<\/strong>respectively.<\/li>
  • Temperatures then dropped considerably, with highs of only 15.8\u00b0C on the 20th<\/strong> and 18.8\u00b0C on the 21st<\/strong>.<\/li>
  • The coolest mornings were towards the latter part of the month, with 7.2\u00b0C recorded on both the 23rd and 24th<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>

    \ud83c\udf27\ufe0f Rainfall<\/h3>

    August produced 40.2 mm of rain<\/strong>, spread over 13 days<\/strong>.<\/p>

    • 6 days<\/strong> recorded more than 2 mm.<\/li>
    • The wettest day was 27 August with 11.8 mm<\/strong>.<\/li>
    • Other significant rainfall came towards the end of the month, including 5.8 mm on the 28th, 3.2 mm on the 30th and 4.6 mm on the 31st<\/strong>.<\/li>
    • The first half of August was notably dry, with very little rain apart from small amounts on the 4th and 5th.<\/li><\/ul>

      This meant the month started with generally dry, warm conditions<\/strong>, while the second half became progressively more unsettled.<\/p>

      \ud83d\udca8 Wind<\/h3>

      Winds were generally light<\/strong>, with an average speed of only 0.7 mph<\/strong> for the month. The highest recorded wind speed was 22 mph on 5 August<\/strong>, with westerly winds being the most common direction.<\/p>

      \ud83c\udf3f Overall picture<\/h3>

      August started warm and predominantly dry, with some very pleasant summer weather and a short but intense heatwave in the middle of the month. The temperature peaked at 36.4\u00b0C on the 13th, making this the standout weather event of the month. After the middle of August, conditions changed noticeably, with cooler temperatures and increasing rainfall. The final week was particularly unsettled, with the month’s heaviest rain falling on the 27th and further rain through the last few days.<\/strong><\/p>

      For the garden and allotment, it was therefore a month of two distinct halves \u2013 hot and dry conditions early on, followed by cooler, wetter weather towards the end.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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      August 2026 Weather \ud83c\udf26\ufe0f August 2026 \u2013 Monthly Weather Summary August was a warm but changeable month, with a particularly hot spell in the middle of the month followed by a much cooler and wetter period towards the end. \ud83c\udf21\ufe0f Temperature The month’s mean temperature was 17.9\u00b0C. Highest temperature: 36.4\u00b0C on 13 August Lowest temperature: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_eb_attr":"","ocean_front_end_style_editor":"no","ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"ocs-monthly-weather-page","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45654","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45654"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46104,"href":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45654\/revisions\/46104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}