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Elgin, Scotland climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Elgin 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 December averaging around 0°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 641 mm. At latitude 58°N, day length swings from 6.3 hours in midwinter to 17.7 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 figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Elgin climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 67 | 59 | 70 | 57 | 51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 58 | 67 | 59 | 70 | 57 | 51 |
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 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lossiemouth, a weather station, about 6 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.