Chelmsford · August
Where to go from Chelmsford in August
196 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what August is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on. 3 of them are at least 4° warmer than Chelmsford.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Leicester 2h 11 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Brussels 2h 15 Belgium Highs of 23°, and Flower Carpet of Brussels.
- Eastbourne 2h 41 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
- Portsmouth 2h 43 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
- Bristol 3h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
- Bournemouth 3h 08 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bournenmouth Air Festival.
On in August
- Mela in Reading 1h 28
- Reading Festival in Reading 1h 28
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 09
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 2h 11
- Mela in Swindon 2h 11
- Shuffle in Swindon 2h 11
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 2h 11
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 2h 15
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 2h 41
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 2h 43
- Maanrock in Mechelen 2h 52
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 3h 01
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 3h 08
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 3h 09
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 3h 12
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 3h 35
- Alcatraz Metal Festival in Kortrijk 3h 46
- Delft Jazz in Delft 3h 49
- Westerpop in Delft 3h 49
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 3h 51
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 3h 59
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 02
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 4h 08
- Cultura Nova in Heerlen 4h 10
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Chelmsford, August has 14 h 40 of daylight and averages 12–23°.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Colchester · United Kingdom 42 min 13–23° 57 mm 14 h 41
- London · United Kingdom 47 min 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 1h 09 — 14 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 1h 12 · 1 ch — 14 h 39
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 2 ch — 14 h 40
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 28 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 2 ch — 14 h 41
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 3 ch — 14 h 39
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 1h 39 · 1 ch — 14 h 38
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 2 ch — 14 h 38
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 50 — 14 h 46
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 45
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 3 ch — 14 h 42
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 3 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 2 ch — 14 h 36
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 14 h 35
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 3 ch — 14 h 46
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch 13–21° 55 mm 14 h 35
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Shuffle +1
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 12 · 3 ch — 14 h 40
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 2 ch 14–23° 86 mm 14 h 35 Flower Carpet of Brussels
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 14 h 36
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch 14–22° 59 mm 14 h 36
- Lille · France 2h 26 · 2 ch 14–24° 71 mm 14 h 34
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 3 ch — 14 h 43
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 3 ch 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 2 ch — 14 h 47
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 3 ch — 14 h 44
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 3 ch — 14 h 35
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 2 ch 15–21° 60 mm 14 h 35 Beachlife Festival
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch 14–22° 57 mm 14 h 35 Victorious Music Festival
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 4 ch 13–23° 64 mm 14 h 35
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 14 h 38
Journeys from Chelmsford's stations on a Tuesday from 08:00, waiting for the train included, from published timetables as of 19 October 2026. Temperatures and rain are long-term averages from each city's Wikivoyage article (CC BY-SA); daylight is worked out for the middle of the month.
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