East Kilbride weather in August

In August, East Kilbride sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 101 mm of rain across 15.7 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 7% 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 East Kilbride's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see East Kilbride's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:56 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

East Kilbride is town in South 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 East Kilbride 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)
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How August really feels in East Kilbride

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.

East Kilbride 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 / 11616.72.97.40.6
Feb / 9614.32.79.20.8
Mar / 8714.51.811.41.5
Apr11° / 7413.90.613.82.5
May14° / 7913.60.215.93.7
Jun16° / 10°8614.2017.24.5
Jul18° / 11°9215.6016.74.9
Aug18° / 11°10115.7014.84.9
Sep16° / 8313.4012.54.2
Oct12° / 11015.50.110.12.8
Nov / 105160.481.5
Dec / 11515.81.96.80.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52080
62179
72179
82179
92179
102278
112278
122377
132377
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

East Kilbride gets around 101 mm of rain over 15.7 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 50% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
452
552
652
752
852
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1453
1553
1653
1754
1854
1953
2053
2152
2251
2350
2449
2547
2646
2745
2844
2943
3043
3143

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 (%)
168275
267276
367276
468266
568266
668266
768266
869265
969265
1069265
1169265
1270264
1370264
1471254
1572253
1672253
1772253
1874242
1975232
2075232
2176222
2278211
2379201
2479201
2580191
2681181
2781181
2882171
2982171
3083161
3183161

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light 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 4:27 AM to 5:26 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)
115.94:278:19
215.84:298:17
315.74:318:15
415.74:338:13
515.64:348:10
615.54:368:08
715.54:388:06
815.44:408:04
915.34:428:02
1015.34:448:00
1115.24:467:57
1215.14:487:55
1315.04:507:53
1415.04:527:51
1514.94:547:48
1614.84:567:46
1714.84:587:43
1814.75:007:41
1914.65:027:39
2014.55:047:36
2114.55:067:34
2214.45:087:31
2314.35:107:29
2414.25:127:26
2514.25:147:24
2614.15:167:21
2714.05:187:18
2813.95:207:16
2913.95:227:13
3013.85:247:11
3113.75:267:08

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
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
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163.5Moderate
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203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit East Kilbride?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit East Kilbride for sightseeing.

What to pack for East Kilbride in August

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

In August, East Kilbride sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near East Kilbride 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 32 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
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Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in East Kilbride 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 East Kilbride peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is East Kilbride?

East Kilbride sits at 55.8°N, 4.2°W, 161 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Cambuslang, 5.0 km away.

Topography around East Kilbride

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around East Kilbride has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around East Kilbride is covered by grassland (34%), artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (51%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
1,163 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Cambuslang 5.0 km · High Blantyre 5.0 km · Blantyre 6.0 km · Rutherglen 8.0 km · Hamilton 9.0 km · Meikle Earnock 9.0 km · Newton Mearns 10 km · Viewpark 10 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 East Kilbride (55.7641°, -4.1767°, elevation 161 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).