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Saint Andrews, Scotland climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Saint Andrews has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 19°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 0°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 714 mm. At latitude 56°N, day length swings from 6.6 hours in midwinter to 17.4 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)Saint Andrews climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 62 | 64 | 80 | 53 | 81 | 67 | 61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 80 | 53 | 81 | 67 | 61 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 84 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Leuchars, 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.