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Weather in Moray

Calculated from weather data of RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 6.9 6.5 7.2 8.8 4.5 8.5
February 7.8 8.0 9.1 7.4 6.7 6.9
March 9.0 7.4 11.0 9.6 8.9
April 11.1 11.0 10.8 9.5 12.0
May 14.2 14.5 14.8 11.5 14.9
June 17.2 19.6 17.3 18.1 16.6
July 18.5 17.6 18.8 18.3 17.3
August 18.1 18.1 18.6 17.5 17.6
September 16.3 17.6 16.1 17.5 16.0
October 12.8 12.3 14.1 13.4 11.6
November 9.5 8.8 11.1 10.3 10.5
December 7.1 7.0 5.5 7.0 7.4
Average 11.8 7.2 12.5 13.1 12.0 12.4

78th 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 1.4 1 2 3 0 3
February 1.6 2 3 2 1 1
March 2.1 2 2 3 2
April 3.7 4 4 2 3
May 6.7 7 7 6 7
June 9.5 10 8 10 10
July 11.5 11 10 13 10
August 10.9 12 10 12 11
September 9.3 10 10 11 9
October 6.6 7 8 7 7
November 3.7 2 5 5 4
December 1.8 2 0 2 3
Average 5.2 1.2 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8

12th 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 5 1 0 3
20 °C or warmer 0 34 26 20 21
0 °C or colder 20 34 28 46 30

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 23.6 36 32 10 28 16
February 21.4 27 15 38 15 31
March 22.7 40 11 13 18
April 15.6 16 24 16 7
May 19.2 16 30 25 17
June 13.4 12 11 7 17
July 19.1 33 18 13 18
August 17.1 19 14 12 7
September 20.6 16 24 11 0
October 24.3 32 16 26 23
November 25.7 37 16 23 11
December 21.6 31 41 11 29
Average 20.8 31.1 23.6 19.9 15.6 15.2

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 21.7 24 23 25 18 24
February 23.7 22 22 28 25 29
March 21.5 18 19 23 21
April 19.9 19 18 20 21
May 18.1 17 20 17 20
June 17.8 15 19 18 17
July 16.9 18 18 15 18
August 17.4 17 18 15 16
September 19.8 19 22 16 20
October 21.4 25 21 20 17
November 20.7 19 20 25 19
December 19.6 20 20 17 19
Average 19.8 22.7 18.9 20.3 18.5 19.6

20th 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 W W SW
February SW W SW S SW
March NW S W SW
April E NE NW SW
May W W NE W
June E SW W NE
July W W NE W
August W W N E
September SW NW SW SW
October S SW SW W
November NW S W SW
December SW NW SW S

Prevailing wind direction

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

Moray weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Moray?

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

What is the coldest month in Moray?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 7 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Moray?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in November with a probability of around 25.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Moray?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 13.4 %.