Leeds · August
Where to go from Leeds in August
166 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. 6 of them are at least 4° warmer than Leeds.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Lincoln 1h 55 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Leicester 2h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Edinburgh 3h 10 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Edinburgh Art Festival and 4 more on.
- Bristol 3h 33 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
- Chelmsford 3h 23 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Eastbourne 4h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
On in August
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 1h 25
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 1h 36
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 1h 39
- Boro Mela in Middlesbrough 1h 41
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 1h 55
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 2h 05
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 41
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 52
- Edinburgh Art Festival in Edinburgh 3h 10
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh 3h 10
- Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh 3h 10
- Edinburgh Mela in Edinburgh 3h 10
- Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh 3h 10
- Mela in Reading 3h 13
- Reading Festival in Reading 3h 13
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 3h 23
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 3h 30
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 3h 33
- Mela in Swindon 3h 39
- Shuffle in Swindon 3h 39
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 3h 39
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 4h 12
- Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick 4h 12
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 4h 19
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Leeds, August has 14 h 53 of daylight and averages 10–20°.
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 23 min — 14 h 52
- York · United Kingdom 35 min 12–21° 65 mm 14 h 54
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 39 min — 14 h 52
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 42 min — 14 h 51
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 57 min 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Manchester · United Kingdom 1h 11 13–21° 73 mm 14 h 51
- Salford · United Kingdom 1h 20 · 1 ch — 14 h 51
- Durham · United Kingdom 1h 25 — 15 h Durham Fringe Festival
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 1h 27 — 14 h 53
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 29 — 14 h 47
- Bolton · United Kingdom 1h 36 · 1 ch — 14 h 52 Bolton Food & Drink Festival
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 1h 39 — 15 h 01 MELA
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 1h 41 — 14 h 58 Boro Mela
- Wigan · United Kingdom 1h 48 · 1 ch — 14 h 51
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 48 · 1 ch — 14 h 45
- Burnley · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 14 h 53
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 2 ch 13–21° 58 mm 14 h 50 Weekend at the Asylum
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 58 — 14 h 41
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Accrington · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 14 h 53
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 01 14–20° 72 mm 14 h 50
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 2 ch — 14 h 53
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 2h 02 — 14 h 56
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 1 ch — 15 h
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 06 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 14 h 46
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- London · United Kingdom 2h 23 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Nelson · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch 11–19° 79 mm 14 h 53
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 2h 28 — 15 h 07
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 1 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 2 ch — 14 h 44
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 1 ch — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 1 ch — 14 h 49
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 52 — 14 h 41 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch — 14 h 53
Journeys from Leeds'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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