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Musselburgh, Scotland climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Musselburgh has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 66°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 32°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 38 inches. At latitude 56°N, day length swings from 6.7 hours in midwinter to 17.3 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMusselburgh climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 43 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 37 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 42 | 37 |
| Avg low (°F) | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 32 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 43 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 37 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 55 |
| Avg low (°F) | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 46 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 66 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 58 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 42 | 37 |
| Avg low (°F) | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 32 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0.2 | — | — | 0.5 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.5 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Penicuik, a weather station, about 17 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.