Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles and Scotland, Perth experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The highest temperature recorded is 30.8 °C, in August 2003.
| Climate data for Perth 23m asl, 1971-2000 (1960-)extremes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.0 (86) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.1 (43) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−18.9 (−2) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−2.8 (27) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.0 (32) |
−3.9 (25) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−18.9 (−2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.76) |
52 (2.05) |
47 (1.85) |
43 (1.69) |
57 (2.24) |
51 (2.01) |
67 (2.64) |
72 (2.83) |
63 (2.48) |
65 (2.56) |
69 (2.72) |
82 (3.23) |
738 (29.06) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 50.4 | 70.0 | 105.2 | 145.0 | 190.7 | 180.0 | 180.5 | 160.5 | 120.0 | 100.7 | 65.0 | 34.1 | 1,402.1 |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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