Climate Information for Portlethen

Weather:

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

Climate Description:

Winters in Portlethen are usually cool for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 6.3°C and nights cooling off to 0.8°C in the coldest month. Summers are warm, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 18.1°C and nights dipping to 10.7°C. Rainfall in Portlethen is low, totalling 734 mm in a typical year. Precipitation is distributed evenly, falling over about 130 days per year. Portlethen has high sunshine totals, with 1461 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)	6.3	6.6	8.5	10.5	13.2	15.8	18.1	18.0	15.5	12.2	8.8	6.5	11.7
Low Temperature (°C)	0.8	0.9	2.0	3.5	5.8	8.6	10.7	10.6	8.8	6.0	3.1	1.0	5.2
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.8	2.9	4.0	5.1	6.5	5.7	5.5	5.3	4.3	3.3	2.2	1.4	4.0

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	55	80	123	153	203	171	171	165	128	102	66	44	1461
Precipitation (mm)	59	47	51	52	54	58	60	59	65	87	79	63	734
Days with Precipitation	12	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	13	13	11	130
Days of Air Frost	10	9	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	10	44

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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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