Climate Information for Gelston

(Gilston)

Weather:

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

Climate Description:

Winters in Gelston are usually cool for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 6.6°C and nights cooling off to 1.9°C in the coldest month. Summers are warm, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 18.5°C and nights dipping to 11.6°C. Rainfall in Gelston is typical, totalling 1136 mm in a typical year. Precipitation is distributed evenly, falling over about 158 days per year. Gelston has high sunshine totals, with 1370 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)	6.6	6.9	8.7	11.2	14.5	16.7	18.5	18.3	16.2	12.8	9.4	7.0	12.2
Low Temperature (°C)	2.0	1.9	3.0	4.3	6.9	9.6	11.6	11.5	9.8	7.3	4.4	2.2	6.2
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.5	2.6	3.3	5.0	6.3	5.4	5.3	5.1	4.0	3.0	2.0	1.4	3.8

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	47	73	102	151	195	162	165	159	120	93	59	44	1370
Precipitation (mm)	107	79	94	70	66	73	80	93	99	137	120	118	1136
Days with Precipitation	16	12	14	12	11	11	12	13	12	16	15	14	158
Days of Air Frost	8	8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	35

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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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