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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 65°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 30°F at night. Around 41 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in January (5.8 inches) and easing off in April (2.4 inches). 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 (°F) | 41 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 36 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 40 | 35 |
| Avg low (°F) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 30 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 41 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 62 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 36 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 53 |
| Avg low (°F) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 44 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 65 | 64 | 60 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 56 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 40 | 35 |
| Avg low (°F) | 47 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 30 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
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 (mph) | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| 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 (mph) | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
| 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 (mph) | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
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.