Isle of Skye monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye average temperature chart (Celsius) Isle of Skye average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Isle of Skye (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 5.6 5.8 7.2 9.6 12.6 14.8 15.7 15.8 13.6 11.2 7.6 6.3
°F 42.1 42.4 45 49.3 54.6 58.7 60.3 60.4 56.4 52.2 45.7 43.3

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.

Isle of Skye monthly rainfall chart (mm) Isle of Skye monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Isle of Skye (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 214 140 173 108 105 127 144 161 229 245 248 242
inches 8.4 5.5 6.8 4.3 4.1 5 5.7 6.3 9 9.6 9.7 9.5
Rainy days 25 19 24 20 19 20 22 22 25 26 25 27

Average annual rainfall in Isle of Skye: 2186.667mm (860.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Isle of Skye
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.3 2.8 3.5 5.4 6.4 6.2 4.5 4.6 3.3 2.5 1.6 1.1

Day / night temperatures

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

Isle of Skye average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Isle of Skye average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Isle of Skye (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1.1 0.7 1.7 2.8 5.3 7.8 9.6 9.5 8.1 6.3 2.9 1.8
Max °C 5.8 5.9 7.4 9.8 12.8 15 15.9 16 13.7 11.4 7.8 6.4
Min °F 33.9 33.3 35 37 41.5 46 49.2 49 46.6 43.3 37.1 35.2
Max °F 38.1 37.9 40.1 43.3 48.2 52.5 54.9 54.9 51.6 47.8 41.5 39.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Isle of Skye average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Isle of Skye average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Isle of Skye in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.9 8.3 8.2 8.6 9.9 11.8 13.3 14.1 13.6 12.7 11.3 10
°F 48.1 46.9 46.7 47.6 49.9 53.2 56 57.5 56.6 54.8 52.3 50

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Isle of Skye average winspeed by month (km/h) Isle of Skye average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Isle of Skye (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 23 22 22 19 19 18 17 17 20 22 22 23
mph 14 14 14 12 12 11 11 10 13 14 14 15

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.

Isle of Skye relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Isle of Skye
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
90% 86% 86% 84% 82% 85% 87% 88% 89% 89% 90% 91%

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Isle of Skye weather stats

Isle of Skye weather statistics
Hottest month: July 15.7°C 60.3°F
Driest month: May 105mm 4.1ins
Sunniest month: May 6.4hrs
Coldest month: February 5.8°C 42.4°F
Wettest month: November 248mm 9.8ins
Warmest sea: August 14.1°C 57.4°F
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