Climate Information for Carter Bar

Climate Description:

Winters in Carter Bar are usually cold for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 3.8°C and nights cooling off to -1.7°C in the coldest month. Summers are warm, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 17.4°C and nights dipping to 8.6°C. Rainfall in Carter Bar is typical, totalling 1185 mm in a typical year. Precipitation is distributed evenly, falling over about 171 days per year. Carter Bar has average sunshine totals, with 1224 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)	3.8	4.2	6.3	9.3	12.5	15.2	17.4	16.8	14.1	10.2	6.4	4.0	10.0
Low Temperature (°C)	-1.4	-1.7	-0.5	1.0	3.4	6.6	8.6	8.2	6.1	3.4	0.6	-1.7	2.7
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.1	2.2	3.2	4.4	5.5	4.9	5.0	4.7	3.8	2.7	1.6	1.0	3.4

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	35	62	98	132	169	148	156	147	114	83	48	32	1224
Precipitation (mm)	136	100	98	70	75	79	86	93	90	126	114	118	1185
Days with Precipitation	17	13	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	171
Days of Air Frost	18	17	15	10	4	0	0	0	0	4	11	18	97

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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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