Carnoustie monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Carnoustie average temperature chart (Celsius) Carnoustie average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Carnoustie (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 5.3 5.5 7.6 9.9 12.7 16.1 17.7 17.3 15.1 12 7.8 6.1
°F 41.5 41.9 45.7 49.9 54.9 61 63.9 63.2 59.2 53.5 46.1 43

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.

Carnoustie monthly rainfall chart (mm) Carnoustie monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Carnoustie (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 79 53 57 48 61 54 60 72 70 74 65 67
inches 3.1 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.6
Rainy days 18 14 16 14 15 13 14 15 16 16 16 16

Average annual rainfall in Carnoustie: 812.933mm (320.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Carnoustie average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Carnoustie
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 2.2 3.1 4.1 5.6 6.3 6.8 6.2 5.7 4.5 3.5 2.8 2

Day / night temperatures

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

Carnoustie average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Carnoustie average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Carnoustie (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 0.4 0.4 1.7 2.9 5.5 8.3 10.1 9.9 8.4 6.1 2.5 1.2
Max °C 5.4 5.6 7.8 10.1 12.9 16.3 17.9 17.5 15.3 12.1 8 6.3
Min °F 32.7 32.7 35 37.2 41.9 46.9 50.2 49.8 47 43 36.4 34.1
Max °F 37.2 37.4 40.5 43.7 48.6 54.1 57.2 56.7 53.2 48.4 41.4 38.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Carnoustie average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Carnoustie average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Carnoustie in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7.8 6.9 6.6 7 8.7 11.2 13.3 14.1 13 11.7 10.4 9.1
°F 46 44.3 43.8 44.5 47.6 52.1 56 57.4 55.4 53 50.8 48.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Carnoustie average winspeed by month (km/h) Carnoustie average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Carnoustie (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 17 19 16 15 14 14 13 15 16 17 17
mph 11 10 12 10 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 11

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.

Carnoustie relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Carnoustie
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
88% 86% 81% 80% 80% 80% 80% 83% 84% 87% 87% 88%

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Carnoustie weather stats

Carnoustie weather statistics
Hottest month: July 17.7°C 63.9°F
Driest month: April 48mm 1.9ins
Sunniest month: April 5.6hrs
Coldest month: January 5.3°C 41.5°F
Wettest month: January 79mm 3.1ins
Warmest sea: August 14.1°C 57.4°F
Map showing location of Carnoustie (56.50136, -2.70905) Carnoustie map pin © Google

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