Climate Information for Garelochhead

Weather:

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

Climate Description:

Winters in Garelochhead are usually mild for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 6.7°C and nights cooling off to 1.5°C in the coldest month. Summers are warm, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 18.4°C and nights dipping to 11.0°C. Rainfall in Garelochhead is high, totalling 1483 mm in a typical year. Precipitation tends to fall more in the winter, falling over about 187 days per year. Garelochhead has average sunshine totals, with 1244 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)	6.7	7.0	8.7	11.3	14.6	16.7	18.4	18.0	15.6	12.2	9.1	6.9	12.1
Low Temperature (°C)	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.9	6.4	9.1	11.0	10.8	9.1	6.3	3.7	1.6	5.6
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.2	2.3	3.0	4.7	6.0	5.2	4.8	4.6	3.6	2.5	1.8	1.1	3.4

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	38	65	93	140	186	157	150	142	107	79	53	34	1244
Precipitation (mm)	171	122	139	80	74	83	91	114	136	169	150	154	1483
Days with Precipitation	19	15	17	13	12	13	14	15	16	18	18	17	187
Days of Air Frost	9	8	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	9	38

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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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