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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 66°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 33°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 28 inches. 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 (°F) | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 56 | 49 | 44 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 38 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 39 |
| Avg low (°F) | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 44 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 63 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 38 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 |
| Avg low (°F) | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 47 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 66 | 66 | 62 | 56 | 49 | 44 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 59 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 39 |
| Avg low (°F) | 51 | 50 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
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 (mph) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
| 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 (mph) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| 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 (mph) | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
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.