Climate Information for Birsay

Weather:

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

Climate Description:

Winters in Birsay are usually cool for Scotland, with February daily temperatures of about 6.4°C and nights cooling off to 1.2°C in the coldest month. Summers are cool, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 16.3°C and nights dipping to 10.2°C. Rainfall in Birsay is typical, totalling 1030 mm in a typical year. Precipitation tends to fall more in the winter, falling over about 192 days per year. Birsay has low sunshine totals, with 1196 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)	6.5	6.4	7.6	9.8	12.4	14.2	16.3	16.1	14.0	11.4	8.7	7.0	10.9
Low Temperature (°C)	1.6	1.2	2.1	3.5	5.6	7.8	10.2	9.9	8.4	6.3	3.6	2.0	5.2
Sunshine (hours per day)	0.8	2.2	3.0	5.1	6.6	5.2	4.3	4.4	3.3	2.4	1.3	0.7	3.3

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	26	62	94	152	206	156	134	135	98	73	38	22	1196
Precipitation (mm)	118	91	93	60	44	50	56	65	100	124	121	108	1030
Days with Precipitation	21	17	20	13	10	11	11	12	15	19	22	21	192
Days of Air Frost	7	7	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	31

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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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