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Monthly climate in Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Banff features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 14 °C (58 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (70 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1060 mm (41.7 inches) and receives 184 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Banff enjoys an average of 3230 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 6 hours 38 minutes to 17 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom §

The warmest months in Banff are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 14 °C (56 - 58 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 6 °C (42 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Banff experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Banff, 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 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Mean maximum 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average high 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 2°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom §

Banff usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Banff are February, April and May. On average, 57 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Banff, 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) 77 (3.0) 59 (2.3) 71 (2.8) 50 (2.0) 63 (2.5) 77 (3.0) 78 (3.1) 79 (3.1) 109 (4.3) 140 (5.5) 143 (5.6) 114 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 14 16 11 13 11 14 15 16 22 21 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom §

The sunniest months in Banff are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Banff: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Banff, 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 82 157 226 360 415 420 426 389 311 228 114 96
Mean daily daylight hours 7h 20m 9h 25m 11h 53m 14h 23m 16h 40m 17h 56m 17h 15m 15h 10m 12h 43m 10h 14m 7h 56m 6h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom §

Banff experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 6 - 7, which corresponds to the 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 Banff UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Banff, 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 5 7 7 6 5 3 1 1