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Kendal in August
In August, Kendal averages a daytime high of 19 °C and a night-time low of 11 °C, with about 146 mm of rain over the month. Kendal has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 19 °C
- Average low
- 11 °C
- Rain in the month
- 146 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 14 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 86
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Kendal
August is tied for the warmest month in Kendal by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 6 °C to 19 °C and the lows from 1 °C to 11 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 2 °C cooler than August.
August brings 146 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 152 mm (1824 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 14 h 50 min, against 7 h 20 min at the shortest and 17 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 °C | 1 °C | 178 mm | |
| February | 6 °C | 1 °C | 137 mm | |
| March | 9 °C | 2 °C | 133 mm | |
| April | 12 °C | 4 °C | 98 mm | |
| May | 15 °C | 6 °C | 93 mm | |
| June | 17 °C | 9 °C | 111 mm | |
| July | 19 °C | 11 °C | 123 mm | |
| August | 19 °C | 11 °C | 146 mm | |
| September | 16 °C | 9 °C | 160 mm | |
| October | 13 °C | 7 °C | 221 mm | |
| November | 9 °C | 4 °C | 210 mm | |
| December | 6 °C | 1 °C | 213 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Kendal?
Not by the measure used here: about 146 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Kendal meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Kendal that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kendal
This guide lists 86 places to stay in Kendal: 2 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 84 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 8; 1–3 km, 2; 3–10 km, 8; 10 km or more, 68.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.