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Monthly climate in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kirkcudbright features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 15 °C (60 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (73 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1546 mm (60.9 inches) and receives 202 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kirkcudbright enjoys an average of 3096 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 17 minutes to 17 hours 13 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom §

The warmest months in Kirkcudbright are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 15 °C (57 - 60 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 6 °C (43 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kirkcudbright experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kirkcudbright, 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)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Mean maximum 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average high 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Average low 5°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom §

Kirkcudbright usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 175 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kirkcudbright are January, April and May. On average, 74 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kirkcudbright, 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) 105 (4.1) 161 (6.3) 118 (4.7) 48 (1.9) 70 (2.7) 113 (4.4) 114 (4.5) 158 (6.2) 135 (5.3) 196 (7.7) 165 (6.5) 164 (6.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 19 18 9 11 16 15 20 18 21 20 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom §

The sunniest months in Kirkcudbright are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kirkcudbright: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kirkcudbright, 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 79 149 212 339 411 395 409 362 299 232 117 88
Mean daily daylight hours 7h 53m 9h 42m 11h 53m 14h 9m 16h 8m 17h 13m 16h 38m 14h 49m 12h 39m 10h 25m 8h 23m 7h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom §

Kirkcudbright 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, February and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kirkcudbright UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kirkcudbright, 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 2 1