ITV Channel's August weather blog: When to see the Perseids meteor shower and what wildlife is about

Lily Carter

Weather Presenter, ITV Channel

From sunny skies to sunflowers and sandpipers, there's plenty to enjoy this month.Credit: Clockwise, starting top left: Glenn Strongitharm, Romano da Costa, John Le Ruez, Elizabeth Longbottom

With the school summer holidays in full flow, will the weather play ball?

Well, the signs are good - August is typically a warm month and tends to be our hottest time of the year, with an average daily temperature of 18.4°C.

This is because it takes time for the Earth's surface to fully heat up after the sun is at its strongest in June.

With shorter nights than days, there is more time for the earth to warm than there is for it to cool.

This means that as we progress through the summer, the ground stores up heat and August temperatures benefit from this cumulative heating effect.