Stornoway monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Stornoway

Stornoway average temperature chart (Celsius) Stornoway average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Stornoway (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 6.3 6.3 7.4 9.2 11.8 14 15 15.3 13.4 11.5 8.2 7
°F 43.3 43.3 45.3 48.5 53.2 57.1 59 59.6 56.2 52.7 46.7 44.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Stornoway monthly rainfall chart (mm) Stornoway monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Stornoway (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 146 100 120 76 68 74 86 96 134 157 154 153
inches 5.7 3.9 4.7 3 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.8 5.3 6.2 6.1 6
Rainy days 25 19 24 20 19 19 21 21 24 25 25 26

Average annual rainfall in Stornoway: 1416.133mm (557.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Stornoway

Stornoway average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Stornoway
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.4 2.8 3.8 5.7 6.6 6.5 4.6 4.8 3.8 2.9 1.7 1.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Stornoway average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Stornoway average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Stornoway (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1.6 1.2 2.1 3.1 5.7 8.1 9.7 9.8 8.3 6.4 3.1 2.3
Max °C 6.4 6.4 7.5 9.3 11.9 14.1 15.2 15.5 13.6 11.6 8.3 7.2
Min °F 34.9 34.2 35.8 37.6 42.3 46.6 49.4 49.6 46.9 43.5 37.6 36.1
Max °F 39.2 38.8 40.6 43.2 47.8 52 54.3 54.7 51.6 48.2 42.3 40.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Stornoway average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Stornoway average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Stornoway in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9 8.4 8.3 8.6 9.7 11.3 12.8 13.6 13.1 12.1 10.9 9.8
°F 48.2 47.2 47 47.5 49.4 52.4 55.1 56.5 55.5 53.8 51.6 49.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Stornoway average winspeed by month (km/h) Stornoway average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Stornoway (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 27 25 25 21 21 19 19 18 22 24 24 26
mph 17 16 16 13 13 12 12 11 14 15 15 16

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Stornoway relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Stornoway
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
89% 87% 87% 86% 84% 85% 87% 88% 89% 90% 90% 90%

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Stornoway weather stats

Stornoway weather statistics
Hottest month: August 15.3°C 59.5°F
Driest month: May 68mm 2.7ins
Sunniest month: April 5.7hrs
Coldest month: February 6.3°C 43.3°F
Wettest month: October 157mm 6.2ins
Warmest sea: August 13.6°C 56.5°F
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