Climate of Lower Dounreay

Lower Dounreay has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Lower Dounreay is 10° degrees and there is about 506 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 89 days a year with an average humidity of 82% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 6°C and 15°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 4°C and 11°C
Rain: it rains 232 days and there is a total of approximately 506 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 21 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1983 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 6°C and 15°C
Warmest month:	15°C in July
Coldest month:	6°C in January
Night temperature:	between 4°C and 11°C
Dry days:	112 days
Days with rain:	232 days
Days with snow:	21 days
Total rain sum:	506 mm
Hours of sunshine:	1983 hours

Climate of Lower Dounreay
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Lower Dounreay
The best travel time for Lower Dounreay
Climate of Lower Dounreay by month
Experiences with the weather of Lower Dounreay

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Lower Dounreay.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Lower Dounreay.

Climate table of Lower Dounreay

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Lower Dounreay. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Lower Dounreay might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	6	6	8	9	11	13	15	15	14	11	9	7
Night temp. (°C)	4	4	4	6	7	9	11	11	10	8	6	4
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	48	42	41	29	36	30	38	46	40	61	46	49
Days with rain	19	16	19	18	19	17	19	22	19	22	21	21
Days with snow	5	5	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5
Dry days	7	7	9	10	12	13	12	9	11	9	8	5
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	4	4	7	7	8	7	7	6	4	4	3
Wind force (Bft)	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
UV-index	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2

Best time to visit Lower Dounreay

The best time to visit Lower Dounreay in Scotland is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Lower Dounreay is 15°C in July and the lowest is 6°C in January.

Climate of Lower Dounreay by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Lower Dounreay? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January