Kilmarnock weather in August

In August, Kilmarnock sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 112 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kilmarnock's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilmarnock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:58 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
73%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Kilmarnock is town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, 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 16°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kilmarnock reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°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)
11712
21712
31712
41712
51712
61712
71712
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101712
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311611

How August really feels in Kilmarnock

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.

Kilmarnock weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 15019.137.40.5
Feb / 12016.22.89.20.6
Mar / 10615.82.111.41.1
Apr10° / 7914.50.713.82.0
May13° / 77140.215.93.1
Jun15° / 10°8514.5017.13.8
Jul16° / 12°9616.7016.64.2
Aug16° / 12°11217.2014.84.2
Sep15° / 10°10515.9012.53.6
Oct12° / 143180.110.12.5
Nov / 14818.60.481.4
Dec / 1581826.90.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42773
52773
62773
72773
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142971
153070
163070
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273070
283070
292971
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kilmarnock gets around 112 mm of rain over 17.2 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 55% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
356
456
556
656
756
855
955
1055
1155
1256
1356
1456
1556
1657
1757
1857
1957
2057
2157
2256
2356
2455
2554
2654
2753
2853
2952
3052
3152

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 (%)
168302
268302
368302
469292
569292
669292
769292
870282
969283
1069283
1170273
1271272
1371272
1471272
1572262
1672262
1773252
1873252
1975241
2076231
2177221
2278211
2379201
2479201
2580191
2682180
2782180
2883170
2984160
3084160
3185150

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
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2016light breeze
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2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:298:19
215.84:318:17
315.74:338:15
415.64:358:13
515.64:368:11
615.54:388:09
715.44:408:07
815.44:428:05
915.34:448:03
1015.24:468:00
1115.24:487:58
1215.14:507:56
1315.04:527:54
1415.04:547:51
1514.94:567:49
1614.84:587:47
1714.75:007:44
1814.75:017:42
1914.65:037:39
2014.55:057:37
2114.55:077:34
2214.45:097:32
2314.35:117:29
2414.25:137:27
2514.25:157:24
2614.15:177:22
2714.05:197:19
2813.95:217:17
2913.85:237:14
3013.85:257:12
3113.75:277:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 4.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kilmarnock?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Kilmarnock for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kilmarnock in August

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

In August, Kilmarnock sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Kilmarnock 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 offshore 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 Kilmarnock 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 Kilmarnock peaks around June 18 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 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kilmarnock?

Kilmarnock sits at 55.6°N, 4.5°W, 39 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Irvine, 10 km away.

Topography around Kilmarnock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilmarnock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m.

The land around Kilmarnock is covered by grassland (43%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%), trees (21%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
336 m
80 km
993 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Irvine 10 km · Kilwinning 14 km · Ayr 19 km · Newton Mearns 21 km · Barrhead 22 km · Johnstone 24 km · Paisley 25 km · East Kilbride 26 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 Kilmarnock (55.6117°, -4.4958°, elevation 39 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).