Cumbernauld weather in August

In August, Cumbernauld sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 93 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cumbernauld's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cumbernauld's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:54 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
77%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Cumbernauld is town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cumbernauld reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11812
21812
31812
41812
51812
61812
71811
81811
91811
101811
111811
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281710
291710
301710
311710

How August really feels in Cumbernauld

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cumbernauld weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 11216.43.77.40.4
Feb / 9114.33.19.20.7
Mar / 8414.62.411.41.4
Apr11° / 7013.70.813.82.4
May14° / 7213.50.2163.6
Jun16° / 7914017.24.4
Jul18° / 11°8615016.75.0
Aug18° / 11°9314.9014.84.9
Sep16° / 7613.1012.54.2
Oct12° / 10715.10.110.12.8
Nov / 10015.30.681.4
Dec / 10915.42.56.80.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31981
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102179
112080
122080
132179
142179
152179
162179
172179
182179
192278
202278
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262179
272278
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cumbernauld gets around 93 mm of rain over 14.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
449
549
649
749
849
949
1050
1150
1250
1351
1451
1551
1652
1752
1851
1951
2050
2150
2249
2348
2446
2545
2644
2743
2842
2942
3042
3141

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168284
267285
368275
468275
569265
669265
769265
870255
970255
1070255
1171254
1271254
1371254
1471254
1572253
1673243
1773243
1875232
1975232
2076222
2178211
2279201
2380191
2481181
2581181
2682171
2783161
2883161
2984151
3085141
3185141

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:25 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:258:19
215.84:278:17
315.84:298:15
415.74:318:13
515.64:338:11
615.64:358:08
715.54:378:06
815.44:398:04
915.44:418:02
1015.34:438:00
1115.24:457:57
1215.14:467:55
1315.14:487:53
1415.04:507:50
1514.94:527:48
1614.94:547:46
1714.84:567:43
1814.74:587:41
1914.65:007:38
2014.65:027:36
2114.55:047:33
2214.45:067:31
2314.35:087:28
2414.35:107:26
2514.25:127:23
2614.15:147:21
2714.05:167:18
2814.05:187:15
2913.95:207:13
3013.85:227:10
3113.75:247:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 4.62 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cumbernauld?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Cumbernauld for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cumbernauld in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Cumbernauld sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Cumbernauld in August

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Cumbernauld in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cumbernauld peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cumbernauld?

Cumbernauld sits at 55.9°N, 4.0°W, 149 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Airdrie, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Cumbernauld

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cumbernauld.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cumbernauld has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,200 m.

The land around Cumbernauld is covered by trees (47%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
557 m
80 km
1,200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Airdrie 9.0 km · Coatbridge 10 km · Kirkintilloch 10 km · Viewpark 14 km · Falkirk 14 km · Bellshill 15 km · Bishopbriggs 15 km · Motherwell 18 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cumbernauld (55.9468°, -3.9905°, elevation 149 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).