When to go · Brighton
Brighton in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekends (crowds, higher room rates), Pride Saturday in early August.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 21°C70°F / 13°C55°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- United Kingdom overall
- Prices
- High
- United Kingdom overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekends (crowds, higher room rates), Pride Saturday in early August.
Weather in August
- BrightonHighs around 21 °C, lows around 13 °C, rain on about 9 daysHighs around 70 °F, lows around 55 °F, rain on about 9 days
- London and the south-east, United Kingdom · London, Oxford, Cambridge, Kent, Brightonbest weather
Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 30 °C are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 86 °F are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
School summer holidays big impact
Late Jul – early Sep · United Kingdom
Peak prices and crowds everywhere; Edinburgh festivals all August.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United Kingdom overall
- High
- Prices · United Kingdom overall
- High
United Kingdom overall: Edinburgh festivals month: book beds months ahead or sleep elsewhere. Coast and national parks full.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.