Derby · August
Where to go from Derby in August
163 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.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Leicester 1h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Lincoln 1h 46 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Bristol 2h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
- Chelmsford 3h 10 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Bournemouth 4h 17 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bournenmouth Air Festival.
- Eastbourne 4h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
On in August
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 1h 05
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 1h 46
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 1h 52
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 2h 23
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 2h 31
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 2h 35
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 47
- Mela in Reading 2h 47
- Reading Festival in Reading 2h 47
- Mela in Swindon 2h 49
- Shuffle in Swindon 2h 49
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 2h 49
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 3h 08
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 3h 09
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 3h 10
- Boro Mela in Middlesbrough 3h 30
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 4h 17
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Edinburgh Art Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Edinburgh Mela in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh 4h 32
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Derby, August has 14 h 47 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 35 min 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 47 min 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 57 min 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 05 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 1 ch — 14 h 52
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch — 14 h 51
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 10–20° 65 mm 14 h 53
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 14 h 45
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 46 13–21° 58 mm 14 h 50 Weekend at the Asylum
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 14 h 42
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 52 — 14 h 41 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- York · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch 12–21° 65 mm 14 h 54
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 2 ch — 14 h 52
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 14 h 46
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 1 ch 13–21° 73 mm 14 h 51
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 2 ch — 14 h 41
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 14 h 43
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- London · United Kingdom 2h 11 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 14 h 43
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch — 14 h 41
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 19 · 1 ch — 14 h 40
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch — 14 h 53
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 14 h 44
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 14 h 52 Bolton Food & Drink Festival
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 14 h 46
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch 14–20° 72 mm 14 h 50
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 14 h 43 CAMRA Real Ale Festival
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 14 h 49
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 35 13–21° 75 mm 14 h 39 Bristol Balloon Fiesta
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch — 14 h 51
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 14 h 40
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 1 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Shuffle +1
Journeys from Derby'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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