Climate Information for Elphin

Weather:

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

Climate Description:

Winters in Elphin are usually cool for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 6.2°C and nights cooling off to 0.4°C in the coldest month. Summers are cool, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 16.3°C and nights dipping to 9.8°C. Rainfall in Elphin is high, totalling 1532 mm in a typical year. Precipitation tends to fall more in the winter, falling over about 213 days per year. Elphin has low sunshine totals, with 1137 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)	6.2	6.3	7.5	9.9	12.8	14.6	16.3	16.0	14.3	11.4	8.5	6.5	10.9
Low Temperature (°C)	0.7	0.4	1.6	2.6	4.7	7.6	9.8	9.6	7.8	5.6	3.0	0.7	4.5
Sunshine (hours per day)	0.8	2.0	2.8	4.7	6.3	5.2	4.0	4.2	3.3	2.2	1.1	0.6	3.1

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	26	56	88	142	194	156	125	129	98	69	34	20	1137
Precipitation (mm)	183	136	142	89	74	76	80	93	129	164	186	180	1532
Days with Precipitation	21	18	21	15	14	14	14	16	18	21	21	20	213
Days of Air Frost	10	10	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	10	52

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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.

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