Edinburgh climate

Edinburgh Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Franklin Wwtp, 14.2 km from Edinburgh

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 in over about 7 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Edinburgh, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
3.31 in
Record high
106°FAug 21, 1936
Record low
40°FAug 30, 1946
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.4
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 184°F63°F99°F 195449°F 189527%0%
Aug 284°F63°F100°F 190849°F 192727%0%
Aug 384°F63°F102°F 193046°F 196527%0%
Aug 484°F63°F101°F 192442°F 191227%0%
Aug 584°F62°F105°F 191843°F 191226%0%
Aug 683°F62°F104°F 191848°F 195126%0%
Aug 783°F62°F105°F 193851°F 190226%0%
Aug 883°F62°F101°F 190150°F 192126%0%
Aug 983°F62°F100°F 193047°F 190426%0%
Aug 1083°F62°F101°F 191147°F 192725%0%
Aug 1183°F62°F100°F 191148°F 197225%0%
Aug 1283°F62°F101°F 191848°F 196725%0%
Aug 1383°F62°F101°F 193648°F 193025%0%
Aug 1483°F62°F98°F 192246°F 196425%0%
Aug 1583°F61°F100°F 192244°F 201424%0%
Aug 1683°F61°F99°F 193644°F 192924%0%
Aug 1783°F61°F103°F 192248°F 190224%0%
Aug 1883°F61°F103°F 193647°F 194324%0%
Aug 1983°F61°F104°F 193644°F 194324%0%
Aug 2083°F61°F105°F 193646°F 192923%0%
Aug 2183°F61°F106°F 193642°F 195023%0%
Aug 2283°F61°F105°F 193644°F 195023%0%
Aug 2383°F60°F99°F 192941°F 192323%0%
Aug 2483°F60°F101°F 193644°F 195123%0%
Aug 2583°F60°F102°F 193642°F 194223%0%
Aug 2683°F60°F99°F 193641°F 192722%0%
Aug 2782°F60°F99°F 189543°F 191022%0%
Aug 2882°F60°F101°F 193644°F 191022%0%
Aug 2982°F59°F97°F 195343°F 198622%0%
Aug 3082°F59°F97°F 193040°F 194622%0%
Aug 3182°F59°F99°F 194340°F 191522%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Edinburgh, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 8:56 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00123091 (Franklin Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00121747, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.