August is one of the warmer months of the year in Inverness, with average highs near 16.2°C and lows around 9.2°C (mean 12.7°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 86 mm of rainfall and 86% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Inverness. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Inverness was 1995 — when the month averaged 15°C — while the coldest was 1986 at 10.2°C. Typical August days reach 16.2°C with nights near 9.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Inverness, averaging 86 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2011 with 157 mm, while the driest was 1984 at 22 mm.
Relative humidity in Inverness during August averages 86%. The most humid August was 2006 at 89%, and the least humid was 1984 at 81%.
August receives about 3.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Inverness. The sunniest August was 1995 at 4.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2006 at 3.
Average wind speed in Inverness during August is 3.2 m/s. The windiest August was 2024 at 4.6 m/s, while the calmest was 2021 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 12.2°C | 12.8°C | 12.9°C | 12.4°C | 13.5°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg High | 15.7°C | 16.4°C | 16.2°C | 15.7°C | 17.1°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Low | 8.6°C | 9.2°C | 9.6°C | 9.0°C | 9.9°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 82 mm | 71 mm | 104 mm | 103 mm | 63 mm | -19 mm |
August temperatures in Inverness have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 2.9°C (1999) to a record high of 25.3°C (2003).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 86 mm, with a wettest year of 157 mm.
One of the best times to visit Inverness
August is one of the best times to visit Inverness. Expect days averaging 16.2°C and nights around 9.2°C (mean 12.7°C) — warmer than Inverness's yearly average — with higher rainfall (86 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.1°C | 14.3°C | 10.5°C | 24.8°C | 8.3°C | 52 mm | 83% | 3.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 16.1°C | 12.8°C | 9.5°C | 20.3°C | 6.5°C | 78 mm | 84% | 4.6 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 16.8°C | 13.5°C | 10.3°C | 23.7°C | 8.3°C | 70 mm | 86% | 2.9 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 17.3°C | 13.6°C | 9.8°C | 23.1°C | 5.2°C | 52 mm | 85% | 3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 17.2°C | 13.6°C | 10.0°C | 21.3°C | 6.2°C | 56 mm | 87% | 2.3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 17.1°C | 13.2°C | 9.3°C | 22.2°C | 4.8°C | 69 mm | 86% | 2.6 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 16.4°C | 13.3°C | 10.2°C | 23.3°C | 6.0°C | 133 mm | 87% | 3.3 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 15.5°C | 12.1°C | 8.8°C | 20.3°C | 5.3°C | 65 mm | 85% | 3.4 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 15.9°C | 12.3°C | 8.8°C | 19.4°C | 6.1°C | 87 mm | 86% | 3.2 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 16.4°C | 12.9°C | 9.4°C | 22.0°C | 5.9°C | 76 mm | 86% | 3.3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2015 | 15.7°C | 12.3°C | 9.0°C | 19.8°C | 6.0°C | 73 mm | 86% | 3.3 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 14.7°C | 11.3°C | 8.0°C | 19.0°C | 3.8°C | 155 mm | 86% | 3.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 16.4°C | 13.0°C | 9.5°C | 19.9°C | 7.1°C | 66 mm | 86% | 3.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2012 | 16.6°C | 13.1°C | 9.5°C | 20.0°C | 3.8°C | 98 mm | 87% | 2.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2011 🌧️ | 14.5°C | 11.4°C | 8.4°C | 19.5°C | 5.6°C | 157 mm | 87% | 3 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2010 | 15.3°C | 11.9°C | 8.5°C | 20.3°C | 5.7°C | 117 mm | 86% | 2.6 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2009 | 16.1°C | 13.0°C | 10.0°C | 20.8°C | 7.6°C | 135 mm | 87% | 3.6 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2008 | 16.1°C | 12.7°C | 9.3°C | 21.0°C | 6.2°C | 127 mm | 88% | 3.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2007 | 14.9°C | 11.8°C | 8.7°C | 19.8°C | 5.7°C | 109 mm | 88% | 3.6 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2006 | 15.7°C | 12.6°C | 9.4°C | 22.2°C | 7.0°C | 74 mm | 89% | 3.1 m/s | 3 |
| 2005 | 15.8°C | 12.5°C | 9.1°C | 20.0°C | 6.2°C | 105 mm | 86% | 3.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2004 | 17.3°C | 13.9°C | 10.6°C | 22.3°C | 5.8°C | 149 mm | 88% | 3.3 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2003 | 17.3°C | 13.8°C | 10.3°C | 25.3°C | 5.5°C | 53 mm | 86% | 3 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2002 | 16.8°C | 13.4°C | 10.0°C | 22.4°C | 7.0°C | 82 mm | 87% | 2.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2001 | 15.8°C | 12.5°C | 9.2°C | 18.4°C | 6.3°C | 108 mm | 88% | 3 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2000 | 16.4°C | 13.0°C | 9.5°C | 20.4°C | 6.3°C | 95 mm | 87% | 2.4 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1999 | 16.2°C | 12.3°C | 8.5°C | 23.1°C | 2.9°C | 53 mm | 85% | 3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1998 | 15.4°C | 12.1°C | 8.7°C | 20.7°C | 4.6°C | 72 mm | 88% | 3.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1997 | 18.7°C | 14.8°C | 10.9°C | 24.3°C | 7.0°C | 47 mm | 86% | 2.7 m/s | 4 |
| 1996 | 16.7°C | 13.3°C | 9.9°C | 20.6°C | 6.1°C | 78 mm | 87% | 2.6 m/s | 3.2 |
| 1995 🔥 | 19.3°C | 15.0°C | 10.8°C | 25.2°C | 7.0°C | 28 mm | 84% | 2.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1994 | 15.5°C | 12.0°C | 8.5°C | 21.3°C | 4.5°C | 84 mm | 86% | 2.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1993 | 14.2°C | 10.9°C | 7.6°C | 20.3°C | 4.5°C | 50 mm | 87% | 3.1 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1992 | 14.5°C | 11.2°C | 7.9°C | 17.3°C | 5.3°C | 154 mm | 86% | 3.7 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1991 | 17.0°C | 13.3°C | 9.7°C | 21.7°C | 7.8°C | 51 mm | 85% | 3.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1990 | 16.2°C | 12.7°C | 9.2°C | 21.9°C | 6.5°C | 94 mm | 86% | 3.7 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1989 | 15.1°C | 11.8°C | 8.5°C | 20.6°C | 5.3°C | 108 mm | 85% | 4.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1988 | 15.1°C | 11.9°C | 8.6°C | 21.6°C | 5.5°C | 111 mm | 86% | 3.6 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1987 | 15.1°C | 11.7°C | 8.4°C | 20.0°C | 3.9°C | 77 mm | 86% | 3.1 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1986 ❄️ | 13.5°C | 10.2°C | 7.0°C | 18.4°C | 3.8°C | 96 mm | 85% | 3 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1985 | 14.4°C | 11.0°C | 7.7°C | 18.0°C | 5.1°C | 149 mm | 86% | 3.7 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1984 | 18.4°C | 14.0°C | 9.6°C | 24.2°C | 6.1°C | 22 mm | 81% | 2.6 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1983 | 17.9°C | 13.8°C | 9.8°C | 22.3°C | 5.3°C | 30 mm | 83% | 2.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 15.6°C | 12.3°C | 9.0°C | 23.5°C | 5.0°C | 90 mm | 84% | 4.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 16.2°C | 12.7°C | 9.2°C | 19.8°C | 6.3°C | 56 mm | 86% | 3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 16.2°C with lows near 9.2°C (mean 12.7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 86 mm of rainfall in Inverness, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 157 mm in 2011.
The hottest August reached 25.3°C in 2003. The coldest dipped to 2.9°C in 1999.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 16.5°C to 17.1°C and overnight lows from 9.1°C to 10°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Inverness and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 16.2°C daytime highs and 9.2°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Inverness, averaging 12.7°C.
For August in Inverness, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 16.2°C and lows of 9.2°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 86% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 3.2 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 4.6 m/s (2024).
The wettest August on record was 2011 with 157 mm. On average, August sees 86 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Inverness behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
