Is Edinburgh hot in August?
Days are typically mild at 19°C, while nights average 11.5°C.
United Kingdom · 1991–2020 normal
Edinburgh in
August.
Typical August weather in Edinburgh: 19°C by day, 11.5°C at night, 72 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high19°C
Typical low11.5°C
Rain72 mm
Wet days10.3
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 66 out of 100, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 15 h 05 from latitude 55.95°. Open-water sea temperature is 14.4°C (20 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is Edinburgh like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 72 mm across about 10 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 15 h 05 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August is the strongest month in our year-round weather comparison.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2650225
- NOAA station
- UKE00105888 · EDINBURGH: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDE
- Station distance
- 1.8 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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