Climate Information for Portsoy

Weather:

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

Climate Description:

Winters in Portsoy are usually cool for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 6.6°C and nights cooling off to 1.5°C in the coldest month. Summers are warm, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 17.7°C and nights dipping to 11.1°C. Rainfall in Portsoy is low, totalling 743 mm in a typical year. Precipitation is distributed evenly, falling over about 146 days per year. Portsoy has average sunshine totals, with 1320 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	6.8	8.5	10.5	13.3	15.4	17.7	17.7	15.5	12.4	9.1	6.8	11.7
Low Temperature (°C)	1.5	1.5	2.6	4.0	6.2	9.1	11.1	11.1	9.2	6.6	3.9	1.6	5.7
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.4	2.5	3.5	4.8	6.5	5.3	4.9	5.0	3.9	2.9	1.7	1.0	3.6

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	43	69	109	144	200	159	152	155	116	91	51	31	1320
Precipitation (mm)	57	48	53	53	50	54	62	61	70	83	83	69	743
Days with Precipitation	14	12	13	11	10	10	11	11	13	13	15	13	146
Days of Air Frost	9	8	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	36

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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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