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Monthly climate in Ballachulish, Scotland, United Kingdom

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ballachulish features a subpolar climate (Cfc).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (38 °F) and 14 °C (58 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (10 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2019 mm (79.5 inches) and receives 231 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ballachulish enjoys an average of 2496 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 6 hours 53 minutes to 17 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ballachulish, Scotland, United Kingdom §

The warmest months in Ballachulish are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 14 °C (55 - 58 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 4 °C (38 - 39 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ballachulish experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 51 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ballachulish, Scotland, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Mean maximum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Daily mean 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Average low 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Minimum -8°C
(19°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ballachulish, Scotland, United Kingdom §

Ballachulish usually has the most precipitation in February, March and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 220 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ballachulish are April, May and July. On average, 103 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ballachulish, Scotland, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 163 (6.4) 212 (8.3) 193 (7.6) 77 (3.0) 98 (3.9) 145 (5.7) 135 (5.3) 181 (7.1) 190 (7.5) 256 (10.1) 179 (7.1) 190 (7.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 20 20 15 15 18 19 22 20 24 20 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Ballachulish, Scotland, United Kingdom §

The sunniest months in Ballachulish are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ballachulish: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ballachulish, Scotland, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 50 107 150 298 348 342 339 306 237 174 92 47
Mean daily daylight hours 7h 32m 9h 31m 11h 53m 14h 18m 16h 28m 17h 40m 17h 1m 15h 2m 12h 41m 10h 18m 8h 6m 6h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Ballachulish, Scotland, United Kingdom §

Ballachulish experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 6 - 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 Ballachulish UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ballachulish, Scotland, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 3 5 6 8 8 6 5 3 1 1