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Weather in Highland

Calculated from weather data of Inverness Airport (EGPE) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 6.3 5.9 6.5 8.4 3.5 8.1
February 7.5 7.5 9.0 7.0 6.5 6.4
March 9.1 7.7 11.1 9.8 8.9
April 11.7 11.8 11.0 10.0 12.5
May 14.7 15.4 14.9 12.0 15.4
June 17.6 19.6 17.8 18.3 16.5
July 19.1 18.0 19.6 19.6 17.3
August 18.2 18.5 18.8 18.3 17.6
September 16.4 17.3 16.6 17.3 16.3
October 12.5 11.6 13.6 13.0 11.4
November 8.9 7.7 10.8 10.0 10.1
December 6.5 6.4 4.5 6.0 7.0
Average 11.7 6.7 12.5 13.1 12.0 12.3

79th highest temperature of United Kingdom

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.9 0 1 3 -1 3
February 0.9 2 3 2 -1 0
March 1.2 1 1 3 1
April 2.2 2 4 0 2
May 5.6 6 7 5 6
June 8.8 9 9 9 10
July 10.9 10 11 12 10
August 10.2 11 11 11 10
September 8.3 9 9 9 8
October 5.7 5 7 7 6
November 2.4 1 3 5 4
December 0.6 1 -1 1 2
Average 4.4 0.8 4.9 5.7 4.9 5.1

9th 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
30 °C or warmer 0 0 0 0 0
25 °C or warmer 0 2 2 0 2
20 °C or warmer 0 33 25 28 21
0 °C or colder 21 58 34 64 46

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 13.7 18 17 6 19 16
February 15.3 21 9 24 9 28
March 13.4 21 4 13 11
April 9.8 11 17 9 3
May 10.9 8 10 17 8
June 10.5 6 6 8 13
July 10.8 17 7 9 12
August 9.4 10 6 8 8
September 12.1 8 9 12 12
October 17.1 24 14 18 25
November 14.1 17 8 17 10
December 13.9 23 8 10 16
Average 12.9 19.9 13.1 9.3 11.8 12.3

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 (km/h)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 19.2 19 20 25 12 23
February 20.4 20 21 25 20 24
March 17.5 11 13 19 18
April 15.7 12 13 15 16
May 14.8 13 18 12 16
June 14.9 10 18 15 11
July 14.0 11 16 11 15
August 14.5 13 16 10 12
September 16.1 17 16 13 17
October 18.3 21 19 16 12
November 15.0 12 15 20 16
December 14.8 15 9 13 13
Average 16.3 19.1 13.8 16.8 14.1 15.4

59th 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 SW SW SW SW
February SW SW SW S SW
March W SW SW SW
April N NW W SW
May W SW NE SW
June NW SW SW N
July W W N SW
August SW SW W NW
September SW W SW SW
October SW SW SW SW
November W S SW SW
December SW W SW SW

Prevailing wind direction

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

Highland weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Highland?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 19 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Highland?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 6 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Highland?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in October with a probability of around 17.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Highland?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in August. The probability is about 9.4 %.