Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles and Scotland, Penicuik experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The town's somewhat elevated position means it is more susceptible to snowfall than nearby Edinburgh; over 30 days of the year on average reported lying snow for the period 1951-1980, compared to 14 at Edinburgh. Temperature extremes since 1960 range from 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) during July 1983 to −19.2 °C (−2.6 °F) in January 1982. The coldest temperature in recent years was −12.5 °C (9.5 °F) during January 2010.
| Climate data for Penicuik, 185m asl 1971-2000, extremes 1960- | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.47 (52.64) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
-0.0 (32) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.98 (39.16) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−10 (14) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 91.67 (3.6091) |
64.73 (2.5484) |
78.03 (3.072) |
58.56 (2.3055) |
58.07 (2.2862) |
68.51 (2.6972) |
66.45 (2.6161) |
69.41 (2.7327) |
83.04 (3.2693) |
93.73 (3.6902) |
87.44 (3.4425) |
90.63 (3.5681) |
910.27 (35.8374) |
| Source: Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute/KNMI | |||||||||||||
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