Climate Information for Duncansby


Climate Description:

Winters in Duncansby are usually cool for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 6.3°C and nights cooling off to 1.1°C in the coldest month. Summers are cool, with daytime temperatures in August typically reaching 16.1°C and nights dipping to 10.1°C. Rainfall in Duncansby is typical, totalling 902 mm in a typical year. Precipitation is distributed evenly, falling over about 177 days per year. Duncansby has average sunshine totals, with 1263 hours of sunshine recorded in a typical year.

Climate Averages:

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual Average
High Temperature (°C)6.36.47.79.612.014.016.016.114.311.68.66.710.8
Low Temperature (°C)1.31.12.03.45.47.910.010.18.56.33.61.55.1
Sunshine (hours per day)1.42.43.44.76.35.24.44.43.72.81.71.03.5

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)42681061421951561371371128650321263
Precipitation (mm)86737655485460658210410792902
Days with Precipitation181517121111121315181817177
Days of Air Frost88631000003837


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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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