Kilwinning weather in August

In August, Kilwinning sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 109 mm of rain across 16.9 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 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Kilwinning's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilwinning's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:58 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
74%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Kilwinning is town in North 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 17°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kilwinning reaches about 17°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 20°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)
11812
21812
31812
41812
51812
61812
71812
81812
91812
101812
111812
121812
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291711
301711
311711

How August really feels in Kilwinning

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.

Kilwinning 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 / 13718.22.47.40.7
Feb / 11015.32.39.20.8
Mar / 9814.91.711.41.4
Apr11° / 7914.40.513.82.4
May14° / 7813.90.115.93.6
Jun16° / 10°8214.2017.14.3
Jul17° / 12°9215.6016.64.7
Aug17° / 12°10916.9014.84.6
Sep15° / 10°9814.6012.54.0
Oct12° / 13816.8010.12.8
Nov / 13217.30.481.6
Dec / 136171.76.90.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52575
62575
72674
82674
92575
102575
112674
122674
132674
142773
152773
162773
172872
182773
192773
202773
212773
222872
232872
242872
252773
262773
272773
282575
292575
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kilwinning gets around 109 mm of rain over 16.9 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 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
255
355
454
554
654
754
854
954
1054
1154
1254
1355
1455
1555
1656
1756
1856
1956
2056
2156
2255
2355
2454
2553
2652
2751
2850
2949
3049
3148

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162326
262326
363316
464306
563307
664297
764297
864297
965296
1065296
1165296
1265296
1366295
1466295
1566295
1667294
1768284
1869283
1970273
2070273
2172262
2273252
2374242
2475241
2576231
2677221
2778211
2878211
2979201
3080191
3180191

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2714light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 4:30 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:308:20
215.84:318:18
315.74:338:16
415.64:358:14
515.64:378:12
615.54:398:10
715.54:418:08
815.44:438:06
915.34:458:04
1015.24:478:01
1115.24:497:59
1215.14:507:57
1315.04:527:55
1415.04:547:52
1514.94:567:50
1614.84:587:48
1714.75:007:45
1814.75:027:43
1914.65:047:40
2014.55:067:38
2114.55:087:35
2214.45:107:33
2314.35:127:30
2414.25:147:28
2514.25:167:25
2614.15:187:23
2714.05:207:20
2813.95:227:18
2913.95:247:15
3013.85:267:12
3113.75:287:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 4.85 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kilwinning?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kilwinning for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kilwinning in August

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

In August, Kilwinning sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Kilwinning 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 Kilwinning 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 Kilwinning peaks around June 23 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 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kilwinning?

Kilwinning sits at 55.7°N, 4.7°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Irvine, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Kilwinning

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilwinning has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Kilwinning is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), water (27%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
1,156 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Irvine 5.0 km · Kilmarnock 14 km · Ayr 22 km · Johnstone 23 km · Barrhead 25 km · Paisley 26 km · Newton Mearns 27 km · Renfrew 31 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 Kilwinning (55.6533°, -4.7067°, elevation 22 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).