Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles and Scotland, Dunoon experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. It is an exceptionally wet part of the country, particularly so for place near sea level, with annual average rainfall totals nearing 2,400mm per year. The closest MetOffice weather station is at Benmore Botanic Gardens, around 7 miles north of the town centre.
Recorded temperature extremes since 1960 range from 29.6 °C (85.3 °F) during July 1983 to as low as −13.9 °C (7.0 °F) during January 1982.
| Climate data for Benmore Botanic Gardens 12m asl, 1971-2000, extremes 1960- (Weather station 7 miles (11 km) to the North of Dunoon) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.22 (41.39) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 298.76 (11.7622) |
214.43 (8.4421) |
233.63 (9.198) |
119.48 (4.7039) |
105.12 (4.1386) |
108.54 (4.2732) |
127.66 (5.026) |
160.85 (6.3327) |
220.49 (8.6807) |
257.6 (10.142) |
257.82 (10.1504) |
282.98 (11.1409) |
2,387.36 (93.9906) |
| Source: Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute/KNMI | |||||||||||||
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