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Stirling, Scotland climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Stirling 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 December averaging around 0°C at night. Around 945 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in January (115 mm) and easing off in April (51 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)Stirling climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Avg low (°C) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 76 | 76 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 75 | 64 | 100 | 89 | 103 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 76 | 76 | 51 | 58 | 66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 75 | 64 | 100 | 89 | 103 |
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 (%) | 96 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 96 | 96 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 85 | 84 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 96 | 96 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Strathallen Airfield, a weather station, about 25 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.