Climate of Peterhead
Peterhead has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Peterhead is 11° degrees and there is about 442 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 113 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 6°C and 16°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 4°C and 12°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 8°C and 16°C
- Rain: it rains 204 days and there is a total of approximately 442 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 14 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2163 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 6°C and 16°C |
Warmest month: | 16°C in July |
Coldest month: | 6°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 4°C and 12°C |
Sea temperature: | between 8°C and 16°C |
Dry days: | 147 days |
Days with rain: | 204 days |
Days with snow: | 14 days |
Total rain sum: | 442 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2163 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Peterhead.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Peterhead.
Climate table of Peterhead
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Peterhead. 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 Peterhead 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) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Night temp. (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Water temp. (°C) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 34 | 38 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 37 | 50 | 42 | 39 |
Days with rain | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Days with snow | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Dry days | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
UV-index | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Best time to visit Peterhead
The best time to visit Peterhead in Scotland is July. In this period you have a mild temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Peterhead is 16°C in July and the lowest is 6°C in January. The highest water temperature is 16°C and it does not get colder than 8°C.
Climate of Peterhead by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Peterhead? 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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