Leicester · August
Where to go from Leicester in August
169 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. 4 of them are at least 4° warmer than Leicester.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Chelmsford 2h 23 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Lincoln 2h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Bristol 3h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
- Eastbourne 3h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
- Portsmouth 3h 43 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
- Bournemouth 4h 07 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bournenmouth Air Festival.
On in August
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 11
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 16
- Mela in Reading 2h 17
- Reading Festival in Reading 2h 17
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 2h 23
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 2h 29
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 2h 31
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 2h 51
- Mela in Swindon 2h 55
- Shuffle in Swindon 2h 55
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 2h 55
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 3h 08
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 3h 09
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 3h 27
- Boro Mela in Middlesbrough 3h 30
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 3h 43
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 4h 07
- 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 Leicester, August has 14 h 46 of daylight and averages 11–21°.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Derby · United Kingdom 34 min — 14 h 47
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 58 min 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 04 — 14 h 46
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 08 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 17 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 14 h 45
- London · United Kingdom 1h 29 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 1 ch — 14 h 51
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 2 ch — 14 h 40
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 14 h 52
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 14 h 42
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 54 — 14 h 44
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 14 h 41
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 10–20° 65 mm 14 h 53
- York · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch 12–21° 65 mm 14 h 54
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch 13–21° 73 mm 14 h 51
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 14 h 43
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 14 h 41 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 14 h 37
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch 12–23° 52 mm 14 h 40 Rize Festival
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 14 h 46
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch 14–20° 72 mm 14 h 50
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 14 h 41
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 1 ch 13–21° 58 mm 14 h 50 Weekend at the Asylum
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 3 ch — 14 h 43 CAMRA Real Ale Festival
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 14 h 49
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 4 ch — 14 h 38
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 14 h 37
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 14 h 38
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 14 h 52
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 3 ch — 14 h 39
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
Journeys from Leicester'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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