Climate Information for Dalwhinnie

Weather:

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

Climate Description:

Winters in Dalwhinnie are usually cold for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 4.4°C and nights cooling off to -1.4°C in the coldest month. Summers are cool, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 17.2°C and nights dipping to 9.0°C. Rainfall in Dalwhinnie is high, totalling 1297 mm in a typical year. Precipitation tends to fall more in the winter, falling over about 182 days per year. Dalwhinnie has low sunshine totals, with 1057 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)	4.4	4.6	6.5	9.5	13.1	15.3	17.2	16.6	14.0	10.3	6.9	4.7	10.3
Low Temperature (°C)	-1.3	-1.3	-0.1	1.4	3.7	6.7	9.0	8.6	6.6	4.0	1.3	-1.4	3.1
Sunshine (hours per day)	0.8	2.0	2.7	4.3	5.2	4.5	4.2	4.0	3.2	2.1	1.1	0.6	2.9

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	25	57	85	128	162	136	130	124	96	64	32	18	1057
Precipitation (mm)	178	123	126	63	70	64	68	80	99	146	143	137	1297
Days with Precipitation	18	15	17	14	13	13	13	14	14	18	17	16	182
Days of Air Frost	17	16	14	10	4	0	0	0	1	4	9	16	91

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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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