Climate
Stornoway, like much of the British Isles, has an Oceanic climate, with relatively little variation of temperature and damp conditions throughout the year.
| Climate data for Stornoway 15m asl, 1971-2000, extremes 1901- | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.95 (51.71) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
5.53 (41.96) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 141.1 (5.555) |
104.5 (4.114) |
112.7 (4.437) |
70.7 (2.783) |
57.3 (2.256) |
63.8 (2.512) |
72.5 (2.854) |
81.7 (3.217) |
113.4 (4.465) |
134.5 (5.295) |
143.8 (5.661) |
135.8 (5.346) |
1,231.8 (48.496) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 31.9 | 62.7 | 98.9 | 141.6 | 196.5 | 162.3 | 129.6 | 132.1 | 109.5 | 82.5 | 43.2 | 26.0 | 1,216.8 |
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