Dunfermline weather in August

In August, Dunfermline sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 79 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 6% 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 Dunfermline's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dunfermline's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:52 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Dunfermline is city and former Royal Burgh in Fife, 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 Dunfermline reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°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)
11912
21912
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51912
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How August really feels in Dunfermline

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.

Dunfermline weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.62.57.30.6
Feb / 6712.42.49.10.9
Mar / 6413.11.711.41.5
Apr11° / 5712.30.613.82.6
May14° / 5913.10.1163.7
Jun17° / 10°6713.3017.24.6
Jul18° / 12°7314.2016.75.1
Aug18° / 12°7913.6014.95.2
Sep16° / 10°6211.7012.54.5
Oct13° / 8513.7010.13.0
Nov / 7714.10.57.91.6
Dec / 8313.726.80.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72278
82278
92278
102377
112377
122377
132377
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312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dunfermline gets around 79 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
345
445
545
645
745
845
945
1046
1146
1246
1347
1447
1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2046
2145
2245
2344
2442
2541
2640
2739
2838
2937
3037
3137

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167285
267285
368275
468275
568275
669265
769265
869265
969265
1069265
1169265
1270264
1370264
1470264
1571254
1672253
1772253
1873243
1974242
2075232
2176222
2278211
2378211
2479201
2580191
2681181
2781181
2882171
2983161
3083161
3184151

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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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 4:23 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:238:17
215.84:258:15
315.84:268:13
415.74:288:11
515.64:308:09
615.64:328:07
715.54:348:05
815.44:368:02
915.44:388:00
1015.34:407:58
1115.24:427:56
1215.24:447:53
1315.14:467:51
1415.04:487:49
1514.94:507:46
1614.94:527:44
1714.84:547:42
1814.74:567:39
1914.64:587:37
2014.65:007:34
2114.55:027:32
2214.45:047:29
2314.35:067:27
2414.35:087:24
2514.25:107:21
2614.15:127:19
2714.05:147:16
2814.05:167:14
2913.95:187:11
3013.85:207:08
3113.75:227:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 4.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dunfermline?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Dunfermline for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dunfermline in August

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

In August, Dunfermline sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Dunfermline in August

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Jun12Bracing
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UV index in Dunfermline 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 Dunfermline 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 5 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 Dunfermline?

Dunfermline sits at 56.1°N, 3.5°W, 107 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Broxburn, 15 km away.

Topography around Dunfermline

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dunfermline has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,211 m.

The land around Dunfermline is covered by cropland (30%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
1,211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Broxburn 15 km · Grangemouth 18 km · Livingston 19 km · Kirkcaldy 19 km · Edinburgh 21 km · Alloa 21 km · Falkirk 22 km · Bathgate 22 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 Dunfermline (56.0716°, -3.4589°, elevation 107 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).