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Monthly climate in Rothesay, Scotland, United Kingdom

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rothesay features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (75 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1561 mm (61.5 inches) and receives 207 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rothesay enjoys an average of 2928 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 4 minutes to 17 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rothesay, Scotland, United Kingdom §

The warmest months in Rothesay are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 15 °C (56 - 59 °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, Rothesay experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 5 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rothesay, 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)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean maximum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Average high 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Average low 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rothesay, Scotland, United Kingdom §

Rothesay usually has the most precipitation in February, October and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 178 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rothesay are April, May and July. On average, 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rothesay, 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) 120 (4.7) 168 (6.6) 125 (4.9) 48 (1.9) 71 (2.8) 117 (4.6) 114 (4.5) 150 (5.9) 125 (4.9) 196 (7.7) 158 (6.2) 171 (6.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 19 19 11 10 16 15 21 17 23 19 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Rothesay, Scotland, United Kingdom §

The sunniest months in Rothesay are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rothesay: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rothesay, 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 68 134 192 321 397 386 397 350 281 210 110 76
Mean daily daylight hours 7h 42m 9h 36m 11h 53m 14h 14m 16h 19m 17h 27m 16h 50m 14h 56m 12h 40m 10h 21m 8h 14m 7h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Rothesay, Scotland, United Kingdom §

Rothesay 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 Rothesay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rothesay, 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