Thurso monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Thurso average temperature chart (Celsius) Thurso average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Thurso (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -7.1 -4.7 1.5 10.3 18.2 23.2 25.9 24.2 19.1 12.4 4.4 -3.6
°F 19.2 23.5 34.7 50.5 64.8 73.8 78.6 75.6 66.3 54.2 39.9 25.5

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.

Thurso monthly rainfall chart (mm) Thurso monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Thurso (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 64 56 66 77 78 92 86 96 91 81 89 87
inches 2.5 2.2 2.6 3 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.4
Rainy days 13 10 10 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 13 15

Average annual rainfall in Thurso: 931.233mm (366.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Thurso average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Thurso
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.3 4.6 5.3 6.5 7.5 8.5 9.2 7.8 5.9 4.4 2.7 2.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Thurso average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Thurso average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Thurso (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -17.2 -15.8 -8.4 -0.4 5.9 10.9 13.8 12.7 8.1 2.4 -2.8 -12
Max °C -6.9 -4.5 1.8 10.6 18.6 23.5 26.2 24.5 19.4 12.6 4.6 -3.4
Min °F 1.1 3.7 17 31.4 42.5 51.6 56.8 54.9 46.5 36.3 27.1 10.4
Max °F 10.4 13.8 26.1 41.2 54 63 68 65.5 56.7 45.5 33.6 18.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Thurso average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Thurso average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Thurso in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 3.5 2.5 2.2 2.9 5.6 11 16.1 18 16.1 12 8.1 5.1
°F 38.2 36.5 35.9 37.2 42.1 51.7 61 64.4 60.9 53.5 46.6 41.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Thurso average winspeed by month (km/h) Thurso average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Thurso (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 11 13 14 14
mph 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 7 8 9 9

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.

Thurso relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Thurso
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73% 70% 68% 64% 64% 69% 71% 75% 77% 75% 79% 78%

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Thurso weather stats

Thurso weather statistics
Hottest month: July 25.9°C 78.6°F
Driest month: February 56mm 2.2ins
Sunniest month: July 9.2hrs
Coldest month: January -7.1°C 19.2°F
Wettest month: August 96mm 3.8ins
Warmest sea: August 18°C 64.4°F
Map showing location of Thurso (45.6001, -75.24931) Thurso map pin © Google

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