Climate of Durness
Durness has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Durness is 10° degrees and there is about 702 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 76 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 7°C and 15°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 12°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 8°C and 14°C
- Rain: it rains 255 days and there is a total of approximately 700 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 13 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1922 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 7°C and 15°C |
Warmest month: | 15°C in August |
Coldest month: | 7°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 5°C and 12°C |
Sea temperature: | between 8°C and 14°C |
Dry days: | 97 days |
Days with rain: | 255 days |
Days with snow: | 13 days |
Total rain sum: | 700 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 1922 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Durness.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Durness.
Climate table of Durness
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Durness. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Durness might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Night temp. (°C) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Water temp. (°C) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 79 | 54 | 65 | 38 | 48 | 33 | 44 | 59 | 57 | 80 | 62 | 81 |
Days with rain | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Days with snow | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Dry days | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind force (Bft) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
UV-index | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Durness
The best time to visit Durness in Scotland is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Durness is 15°C in August and the lowest is 7°C in January. The highest water temperature is 14°C and at its coldest the water is 8°C.
Climate of Durness by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Durness? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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