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Monthly climate in Barrhead, Canada

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Barrhead features a humid continental climate (Dfb). Temperatures typically range between -12 °C (10 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -43 °C (-45 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 542 mm (21.4 inches) and receives 97 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Barrhead enjoys an average of 2842 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 25 minutes to 17 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Barrhead, Canada

The warmest months in Barrhead are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 17 °C (60 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -12 to -9 °C (10 - 15 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Barrhead experiences 18 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 182 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Barrhead. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum10°C
(50°F)		13°C
(55°F)		18°C
(65°F)		26°C
(79°F)		30°C
(86°F)		36°C
(96°F)		36°C
(98°F)		32°C
(90°F)		28°C
(83°F)		21°C
(70°F)		16°C
(61°F)		10°C
(50°F)
Mean maximum6°C
(44°F)		7°C
(45°F)		11°C
(53°F)		19°C
(67°F)		25°C
(78°F)		27°C
(80°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(84°F)		25°C
(77°F)		19°C
(67°F)		10°C
(49°F)		7°C
(45°F)
Average high-6°C
(21°F)		-7°C
(20°F)		1°C
(34°F)		8°C
(47°F)		17°C
(63°F)		20°C
(69°F)		22°C
(73°F)		21°C
(71°F)		16°C
(60°F)		8°C
(47°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		-5°C
(23°F)
Daily mean-11°C
(13°F)		-12°C
(10°F)		-5°C
(24°F)		2°C
(36°F)		11°C
(52°F)		15°C
(60°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(60°F)		10°C
(51°F)		3°C
(38°F)		-5°C
(24°F)		-9°C
(15°F)
Average low-15°C
(5°F)		-17°C
(1°F)		-10°C
(14°F)		-3°C
(26°F)		4°C
(40°F)		9°C
(49°F)		11°C
(53°F)		10°C
(50°F)		5°C
(41°F)		-2°C
(29°F)		-9°C
(16°F)		-14°C
(8°F)
Mean minimum-35°C
(-30°F)		-33°C
(-27°F)		-25°C
(-13°F)		-14°C
(7°F)		-3°C
(27°F)		3°C
(38°F)		7°C
(45°F)		4°C
(39°F)		-2°C
(29°F)		-9°C
(16°F)		-21°C
(-6°F)		-27°C
(-17°F)
Minimum-43°C
(-45°F)		-41°C
(-42°F)		-34°C
(-29°F)		-25°C
(-12°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		1°C
(34°F)		5°C
(42°F)		2°C
(37°F)		-3°C
(26°F)		-15°C
(5°F)		-23°C
(-9°F)		-38°C
(-36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Barrhead, Canada

Barrhead usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 12 rainy days and 88 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Barrhead are January, February and December. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Barrhead. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)18 (0.7)21 (0.8)22 (0.9)35 (1.4)51 (2.0)106 (4.2)103 (4.1)54 (2.1)45 (1.8)30 (1.2)36 (1.4)20 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)456881315108695

Monthly sunshine hours in Barrhead, Canada

The sunniest months in Barrhead are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Barrhead: January, November and December receive an average of 4 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Barrhead. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours111174233267331337353318233195143143
Mean daily daylight hours8h 0m9h 47m11h 55m14h 7m16h 2m17h 3m16h 29m14h 44m12h 36m10h 26m8h 28m7h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Barrhead, Canada

Barrhead experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Barrhead UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Barrhead. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)124577876311