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Ayr, Scotland climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Ayr 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 35°F at night. Around 41 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (4.5 inches) and easing off in May (2.1 inches). At latitude 55°N, day length swings from 6.8 hours in midwinter to 17.2 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 countsAyr climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 45 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 40 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 35 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 45 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 56 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 49 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 66 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 59 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 40 |
| Avg low (°F) | 53 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 35 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 78 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Auchincruive, a weather station, about 5 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.