Climate Information for Riccarton

Climate Description:

Winters in Riccarton are usually mild for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 7.1°C and nights cooling off to 1.5°C in the coldest month. Summers are very warm, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 19.0°C and nights dipping to 11.5°C. Rainfall in Riccarton is typical, totalling 1072 mm in a typical year. Precipitation is distributed evenly, falling over about 162 days per year. Riccarton has high sunshine totals, with 1379 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)	7.1	7.4	9.3	11.8	15.2	17.4	19.0	18.8	16.3	13.0	9.6	7.2	12.7
Low Temperature (°C)	1.5	1.6	2.7	4.2	6.5	9.4	11.5	11.2	9.4	6.7	3.9	1.5	5.8
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.4	2.5	3.3	4.9	6.5	5.8	5.6	5.2	4.0	2.9	1.9	1.3	3.8

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	43	70	101	148	202	175	173	160	121	89	57	40	1379
Precipitation (mm)	110	78	92	60	58	65	78	92	98	124	108	109	1072
Days with Precipitation	17	13	14	11	11	11	12	13	13	16	16	15	162
Days of Air Frost	9	9	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	10	42

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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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