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Inverness, Scotland climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Inverness has a mildly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 19°C, while the coldest is December averaging around −1°C at night. Around 1051 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in January (147 mm) and easing off in April (61 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 figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Inverness climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −1 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 147 | 98 | 80 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 72 | 74 | 99 | 95 | 125 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | −1 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 147 | 98 | 80 | 61 | 69 | 66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 72 | 74 | 99 | 95 | 125 |
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 (%) | 97 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 97 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 14.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 88 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 11.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 90 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 97 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.7 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 14.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Aviemore, a weather station, about 39 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.