Elgin weather in August

In August, Elgin sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 85 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Elgin's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elgin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:46 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Elgin is former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, 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 15°C through the month.

A typical August day in Elgin reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21613
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61613
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101513
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301512
311512

How August really feels in Elgin

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.

Elgin weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7015.50.970.7
Feb / 5912.71.790.6
Mar / 5713.61.211.40.9
Apr / 5412.10.6141.5
May10° / 5711.8016.32.3
Jun13° / 11°7013.3017.63.1
Jul15° / 13°6813.4017.14.0
Aug15° / 13°8514.40154.1
Sep14° / 12°8113.5012.53.6
Oct12° / 10316.60102.5
Nov / 9017.10.47.71.6
Dec / 7816.11.26.40.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
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112773
122773
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313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Elgin gets around 85 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
543
643
744
844
944
1045
1145
1246
1346
1447
1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2047
2147
2248
2348
2448
2547
2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3147

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175241
275241
376231
477221
577221
678211
779201
879201
980191
1080191
1181181
1281181
1382171
1482171
1582171
1683161
1783161
1883161
1984151
2085150
2186140
2286140
2387130
2488120
2589110
2689110
2790100
289190
299280
309370
319370

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:14 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:148:25
216.14:168:22
316.04:188:20
416.04:208:18
515.94:228:16
615.84:248:14
715.74:268:11
815.74:298:09
915.64:318:06
1015.54:338:04
1115.44:358:02
1215.44:377:59
1315.34:397:57
1415.24:417:54
1515.14:447:52
1615.14:467:49
1715.04:487:46
1814.94:507:44
1914.84:527:41
2014.74:547:39
2114.74:577:36
2214.64:597:33
2314.55:017:31
2414.45:037:28
2514.35:057:25
2614.25:077:22
2714.25:107:20
2814.15:127:17
2914.05:147:14
3013.95:167:11
3113.85:187:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Elgin?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Elgin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Elgin in August

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

In August, Elgin sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Elgin 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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 7°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
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UV index in Elgin in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Elgin peaks around July 13 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Elgin?

Elgin sits at 57.6°N, 3.3°W, 20 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Inverness, 57 km away.

AberdeenPeterheadNiggArbroathDundeePerthFort William

Topography around Elgin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elgin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m.

The land around Elgin is covered by grassland (30%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (31%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
403 m
80 km
1,309 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Inverness 57 km · Aberdeen 92 km · Peterhead 93 km · Nigg 94 km · Arbroath 129 km · Dundee 133 km · Perth 140 km · Fort William 142 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 Elgin (57.6495°, -3.3184°, elevation 20 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).