Saint Andrews weather in August

In August, Saint Andrews sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 68 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Saint Andrews's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Andrews's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:48 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Saint Andrews is town on the east coast of Fife in 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 Saint Andrews reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°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)
11813
21813
31813
41813
51813
61813
71813
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101813
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How August really feels in Saint Andrews

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.

Saint Andrews weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6713.41.27.30.8
Feb / 5010.41.39.11.0
Mar / 5211.2111.41.5
Apr10° / 4710.20.313.92.4
May13° / 52110163.4
Jun16° / 11°6011.8017.34.4
Jul18° / 13°6612.7016.85.2
Aug18° / 13°6812.3014.95.2
Sep16° / 11°5610.4012.54.6
Oct13° / 8012.9010.13.2
Nov10° / 7413.60.37.91.9
Dec / 6912.816.71.0

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82773
92773
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
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243070
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273070
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312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saint Andrews gets around 68 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
441
541
641
741
841
940
1040
1140
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2140
2240
2339
2439
2538
2638
2737
2836
2936
3035
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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167303
268293
368293
469283
568284
669274
769274
869274
970264
1070264
1170264
1270264
1370264
1471263
1571263
1671263
1772253
1873252
1973252
2075241
2176231
2276231
2377221
2478211
2580200
2681190
2782180
2883170
2984160
3084160
3185150

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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1716light breeze
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2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours 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 138 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:198:16
215.94:218:14
315.84:238:12
415.84:248:10
515.74:268:08
615.64:288:05
715.54:308:03
815.54:328:01
915.44:347:59
1015.34:367:56
1115.34:387:54
1215.24:407:52
1315.14:427:49
1415.04:447:47
1515.04:467:45
1614.94:487:42
1714.84:507:40
1814.74:527:37
1914.74:547:35
2014.64:567:32
2114.54:587:30
2214.45:017:27
2314.45:037:25
2414.35:057:22
2514.25:077:19
2614.15:097:17
2714.15:117:14
2814.05:137:12
2913.95:157:09
3013.85:177:06
3113.75:197:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Saint Andrews?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Saint Andrews for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint Andrews in August

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

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

rain gear

Sea temperature near Saint Andrews 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
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Saint Andrews 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 Saint Andrews peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Andrews?

Saint Andrews sits at 56.3°N, 2.8°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dundee, 18 km away.

Topography around Saint Andrews

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Andrews has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m.

The land around Saint Andrews is covered by water (35%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, water (39%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
1,159 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Dundee 18 km · Glenrothes 28 km · Arbroath 28 km · Kirkcaldy 33 km · Perth 39 km · Musselburgh 47 km · Edinburgh 50 km · Dunfermline 50 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 Saint Andrews (56.3387°, -2.799°, 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).