Glenrothes weather in August

In August, Glenrothes sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 Glenrothes's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Glenrothes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:50 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Glenrothes is town 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 Glenrothes reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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 Glenrothes

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.

Glenrothes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7613.62.27.30.7
Feb / 5911.12.19.11.0
Mar / 5912.11.411.41.7
Apr12° / 5511.30.513.82.8
May14° / 5912.20163.9
Jun17° / 10°6512.7017.34.8
Jul19° / 12°7313.4016.85.3
Aug18° / 12°7512.9014.95.4
Sep16° / 10°5911012.54.8
Oct13° / 8412.8010.13.2
Nov / 7413.70.47.91.7
Dec / 7412.91.86.70.8

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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42179
52278
62278
72179
82278
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102278
112377
122377
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Glenrothes gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
443
543
643
742
842
942
1042
1142
1243
1343
1444
1544
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1744
1845
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2144
2243
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3036
3135

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166295
267285
367285
467276
567276
667276
767276
869265
969265
1069265
1169265
1269265
1370264
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1771263
1872253
1973252
2074242
2174242
2275232
2377221
2478211
2579201
2679201
2780191
2881181
2981181
3082171
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
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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 4:21 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:218:17
215.94:238:15
315.84:258:13
415.74:278:10
515.74:298:08
615.64:308:06
715.54:328:04
815.54:348:02
915.44:368:00
1015.34:387:57
1115.24:407:55
1215.24:427:53
1315.14:447:50
1415.04:467:48
1515.04:487:46
1614.94:507:43
1714.84:527:41
1814.74:547:38
1914.74:567:36
2014.64:587:33
2114.55:007:31
2214.45:027:28
2314.45:047:26
2414.35:067:23
2514.25:097:21
2614.15:117:18
2714.05:137:15
2814.05:157:13
2913.95:177:10
3013.85:197:07
3113.75:217:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
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93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
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203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Glenrothes?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Glenrothes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Glenrothes in August

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

In August, Glenrothes sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Glenrothes 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 offshore 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.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Mar6Bracing
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May10Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Glenrothes 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 Glenrothes 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 Glenrothes?

Glenrothes sits at 56.2°N, 3.2°W, 92 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Kirkcaldy, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Glenrothes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Glenrothes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,211 m.

The land around Glenrothes is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (30%), cropland (28%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
511 m
80 km
1,211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kirkcaldy 9.0 km · Dunfermline 22 km · Edinburgh 27 km · Perth 27 km · Saint Andrews 28 km · Musselburgh 29 km · Dundee 33 km · Broxburn 34 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 Glenrothes (56.1951°, -3.1732°, elevation 92 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).