Scarborough weather in August

In August, Scarborough sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Scarborough's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Scarborough's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:45 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
68%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Scarborough is town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.

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 Scarborough 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 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)
11814
21814
31814
41814
51814
61814
71814
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101813
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281712
291712
301712
311712

How August really feels in Scarborough

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.

Scarborough 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 / 6613.91.67.70.6
Feb / 5511.829.30.7
Mar / 5211.51.411.51.3
Apr10° / 5511.50.413.72.0
May12° / 5110.5015.73.2
Jun15° / 11°6811.9016.84.3
Jul18° / 13°6611.9016.45.4
Aug18° / 13°7212.4014.75.4
Sep16° / 11°6411.3012.54.5
Oct13° / 7413.2010.23.1
Nov / 7913.90.48.21.7
Dec / 7213.41.17.20.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83565
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143763
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203565
213565
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293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Scarborough gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
440
540
640
740
840
941
1041
1141
1241
1342
1442
1542
1643
1743
1843
1942
2042
2142
2241
2340
2440
2539
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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
158348
258348
358339
458339
559329
659329
760319
861318
961318
1062308
1162308
1262308
1363307
1463307
1564306
1664306
1765305
1865305
1966304
2066304
2168293
2268293
2370282
2471272
2572262
2673261
2774251
2874251
2975241
3075241
3175241

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:197:57
215.64:207:55
315.54:227:53
415.54:247:51
515.44:267:49
615.34:277:47
715.34:297:45
815.24:317:43
915.14:337:41
1015.14:357:39
1115.04:367:37
1214.94:387:35
1314.94:407:33
1414.84:427:30
1514.74:447:28
1614.74:457:26
1714.64:477:24
1814.54:497:21
1914.54:517:19
2014.44:537:17
2114.34:557:14
2214.34:577:12
2314.24:587:10
2414.15:007:07
2514.05:027:05
2614.05:047:02
2713.95:067:00
2813.85:086:58
2913.85:106:55
3013.75:116:53
3113.65:136:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Scarborough?

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
1.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Scarborough for sightseeing.

What to pack for Scarborough in August

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

In August, Scarborough 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 Scarborough 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 March 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
Jan7Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Scarborough in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Scarborough peaks around August 11 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Scarborough?

Scarborough sits at 54.3°N, 0.4°W, 48 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bridlington, 26 km away.

Topography around Scarborough

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Scarborough has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Scarborough is covered by water (37%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (43%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), water (33%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
273 m
80 km
461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bridlington 26 km · Beverley 48 km · Guisborough 51 km · Redcar 57 km · York 57 km · Kingston upon Hull 60 km · Brough 62 km · Middlesbrough 63 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 Scarborough (54.2797°, -0.4044°, elevation 48 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).