Climate Information for Glenelg

Weather:

This page presents averages based on long-term climate trends. A specific daily weather forecast for Glenelg is available from the BBC.

Climate Description:

Winters in Glenelg are usually mild for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 7.2°C and nights cooling off to 2.1°C in the coldest month. Summers are cool, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 16.7°C and nights dipping to 10.8°C. Rainfall in Glenelg is high, totalling 1963 mm in a typical year. Precipitation tends to fall more in the winter, falling over about 216 days per year. Glenelg has low sunshine totals, with 1180 hours of sunshine recorded in a typical year.

Climate Averages:

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average
High Temperature (°C)	7.2	7.3	8.6	10.6	13.5	15.3	16.7	16.7	14.9	12.3	9.5	7.3	11.7
Low Temperature (°C)	2.2	2.1	3.0	4.0	6.2	8.9	10.8	10.8	9.2	7.0	4.5	2.5	5.9
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.0	2.1	2.8	4.8	6.4	5.4	4.3	4.3	3.3	2.3	1.2	0.8	3.2

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	30	58	88	144	198	163	133	134	99	70	37	26	1180
Precipitation (mm)	241	168	182	110	88	87	101	129	178	219	229	231	1963
Days with Precipitation	21	18	21	15	13	13	16	18	18	21	21	21	216
Days of Air Frost	6	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	27

Temperature Chart:

Precipitation Chart:

Sunshine Chart:

Please note that the information on this page describes long-term climate averages and cannot be relied upon for predictions of the weather. While every effort has been made to produce the best climate estimates possible, users should be aware that they may contain errors. Further explanation is available about our climate information, how the data was derived, estimates of error, and details about the original data sources.

Use the tabs on the right of this page to see other parts of this entry