Weather in Argyll and Bute

Calculated from weather data of Islay Airport (EGPI) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	46.0	45.0	46.0	48.0	43.0	48.0
February	47.0	47.0	48.0	47.0	45.0	46.0
March	48.0	48.0	48.0	51.0	49.0	47.0
April	52.0		52.0	53.0	50.0	55.0
May	57.0		58.0	57.0	55.0	57.0
June	62.0		67.0	60.0	60.0	62.0
July	63.0		62.0	62.0	65.0	59.0
August	63.0		64.0	64.0	63.0	64.0
September	60.0		63.0	61.0	62.0	60.0
October	55.0		55.0	57.0	57.0	54.0
November	51.0		50.0	53.0	52.0	52.0
December	47.0		48.0	43.0	48.0	46.0
Average	53.0	47.0	55.0	55.0	54.0	54.0

84th highest temperature of United Kingdom

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	39.0	39	42	41	34	42
February	40.0	43	44	40	38	37
March	39.0	44	41	38	40	38
April	40.0		39	40	36	41
May	44.0		43	47	41	44
June	49.0		50	51	48	49
July	52.0		51	53	52	51
August	52.0		50	52	52	53
September	49.0		50	50	52	48
October	46.0		44	50	48	46
November	42.0		37	45	43	45
December	39.0		39	37	41	37
Average	44.0	42.0	44.0	46.0	44.0	44.0

51st lowest temperature of United Kingdom

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
77 °F or warmer	0	0	0	1	0
68 °F or warmer	0	15	3	11	10
32 °F or colder	3	17	15	22	15

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	17.9	19	25	11	16	18
February	16.0	24	11	17	17	24
March	13.1	14	16	7	11	11
April	9.6		14	18	5	2
May	9.3		11	12	9	4
June	10.5		15	10	10	9
July	10.9		23	9	3	14
August	11.7		16	9	10	9
September	16.2		23	12	12	14
October	21.3		29	22	19	17
November	17.7		22	15	17	15
December	21.0		38	17	16	18
Average	14.2	19.0	19.0	12.4	10.8	11.6

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	15.3	12	16	16	13	18
February	18.5	15	14	22	21	23
March	15.3	16	11	15	15	17
April	14.7		13	15	13	14
May	13.1		9	14	15	14
June	11.7		8	14	12	13
July	11.3		12	11	9	12
August	11.7		11	10	10	12
September	13.5		12	12	12	13
October	15.5		14	16	15	15
November	15.0		10	17	17	16
December	15.0		16	10	15	15
Average	13.8	14.4	11.6	14.0	13.2	14.5

10th highest wind speed of United Kingdom

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	W	SW	W	SW
February	SW	SW	W	SE	SW
March	SE	SE	SE	SW	SW
April		SE	SE	NW	E
May		W	SW	E	S
June		S	S	W	NW
July		W	W	W	W
August		W	SW	SW	SE
September		S	N	S	SW
October		SE	SW	SW	W
November		NW	S	W	SW
December		W	SE	SE	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Argyll and Bute weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Argyll and Bute?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 63 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Argyll and Bute?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 46 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Argyll and Bute?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in October with a probability of around 21.3 %.

Which month is the driest in Argyll and Bute?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 9.3 %.