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Aberdeen, Scotland climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Aberdeen has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 18°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 1°C at night. Around 864 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (111 mm) and easing off in May (50 mm). At latitude 57°N, day length swings from 6.4 hours in midwinter to 17.6 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 countsAberdeen climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 62 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 60 | 111 | 92 | 81 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 62 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 74 | 60 | 111 | 92 | 81 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 93 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17.9 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 82 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 83 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17.9 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 12.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 93 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.0 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Craibstone, a weather station, about 7 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.