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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 65°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 33°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 25 inches. 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 (°F) | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 39 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 39 |
| Avg low (°F) | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 39 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 55 |
| Avg low (°F) | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 65 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 58 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 39 |
| Avg low (°F) | 51 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
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.