Fort William monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Fort William average temperature chart (Celsius) Fort William average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Fort William (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 4.3 4.6 6.3 9.4 12.7 15.2 16.1 16 13.4 10.6 6.5 5.1
°F 39.8 40.2 43.3 48.8 54.8 59.4 60.9 60.8 56.1 51.1 43.6 41.2

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.

Fort William monthly rainfall chart (mm) Fort William monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Fort William (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 303 204 254 127 134 144 167 189 272 304 286 299
inches 11.9 8 10 5 5.3 5.7 6.6 7.4 10.7 12 11.3 11.8
Rainy days 24 18 22 18 19 19 20 20 23 24 23 24

Average annual rainfall in Fort William: 2733.867mm (1076.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Fort William

Fort William average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Fort William
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 0.9 2.3 2.8 4.6 5.4 5.4 4.4 4.2 3 2.2 1.3 0.7

Day / night temperatures

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

Fort William average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Fort William average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Fort William (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -0.9 -1.1 -0 1.3 3.9 6.8 8.4 8.2 6.7 4.7 1 -0
Max °C 4.5 4.7 6.5 9.6 12.9 15.5 16.3 16.2 13.6 10.8 6.6 5.3
Min °F 30.5 30 31.9 34.3 39 44.2 47 46.8 44 40.4 33.8 31.9
Max °F 35.2 35.2 37.8 41.7 47.1 52 54.1 54 50.2 45.9 38.8 36.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Fort William average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Fort William average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Fort William in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.5 7.6 7.5 8.3 9.9 12 13.6 14.4 14.1 13.2 11.6 9.9
°F 47.3 45.7 45.6 46.9 49.9 53.5 56.5 58 57.3 55.7 52.9 49.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Fort William average winspeed by month (km/h) Fort William average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Fort William (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 19 18 20 17 17 16 16 14 17 18 19 20
mph 12 11 12 11 10 10 10 9 11 11 12 12

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.

Fort William relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Fort William
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
92% 88% 86% 83% 81% 84% 85% 87% 89% 90% 92% 92%

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Fort William weather stats

Fort William weather statistics
Hottest month: July 16.1°C 61°F
Driest month: April 127mm 5ins
Sunniest month: May 5.4hrs
Coldest month: January 4.3°C 39.7°F
Wettest month: October 304mm 12ins
Warmest sea: August 14.4°C 57.9°F
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