Weather in Shetland Islands

Calculated from weather data of Sumburgh Airport (EGPB) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	45.0	43.0	45.0	47.0	41.0	47.0
February	44.0	44.0	47.0	44.0	42.0	44.0
March	45.0	46.0	42.0	47.0	46.0	46.0
April	47.0		47.0	47.0	45.0	48.0
May	51.0		50.0	52.0	49.0	50.0
June	56.0		58.0	56.0	55.0	56.0
July	58.0		59.0	57.0	58.0	56.0
August	59.0		59.0	58.0	58.0	59.0
September	56.0		58.0	57.0	57.0	55.0
October	52.0		51.0	54.0	53.0	51.0
November	48.0		47.0	51.0	49.0	50.0
December	45.0		44.0	43.0	45.0	46.0
Average	50.0	44.0	51.0	51.0	50.0	51.0

91st 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	40	41	35	42
February	39.0	39	41	37	38	39
March	39.0	40	36	41	41	40
April	40.0		41	39	37	41
May	44.0		45	46	42	43
June	49.0		50	50	48	49
July	52.0		52	51	53	50
August	52.0		52	52	53	51
September	50.0		50	50	52	49
October	47.0		45	49	46	46
November	43.0		40	48	42	45
December	40.0		38	37	41	42
Average	44.0	39.0	44.0	45.0	44.0	45.0

48th 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	0	0
68 °F or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
32 °F or colder	5	11	7	14	2

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	22.1	34	23	30	20	21
February	20.3	26	22	29	13	25
March	17.3	18	26	10	13	16
April	11.1		15	10	12	7
May	10.2		12	15	7	12
June	9.3		4	11	7	8
July	9.9		11	11	5	13
August	10.9		9	15	9	6
September	16.1		11	13	16	16
October	22.4		22	20	26	32
November	22.5		24	19	25	22
December	25.2		30	40	18	13
Average	15.6	24.4	15.1	15.4	12.1	14.0

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	19.1	21	19	23	15	24
February	18.5	17	20	23	19	22
March	16.7	15	13	17	18	18
April	14.3		14	15	15	13
May	12.0		12	13	12	13
June	11.9		8	15	11	12
July	10.6		10	13	9	12
August	10.8		10	11	10	11
September	14.5		13	13	13	16
October	17.5		18	17	17	16
November	17.3		13	18	20	19
December	17.2		17	16	18	19
Average	14.5	16.8	12.8	15.2	13.7	14.9

4th 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	NW	SW
February	SW	W	W	S	SW
March	SE	NE	S	W	SW
April		SE	NE	NW	W
May		SW	SW	NE	W
June		S	SW	SW	E
July		N	W	N	W
August		N	SW	N	SW
September		SW	NE	SW	SW
October		S	SW	SW	E
November		E	S	W	SW
December		S	N	SW	S

Prevailing wind direction

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

Shetland Islands weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Shetland Islands?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 59 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Shetland Islands?

The coldest month is February with an average daytime temperature of 44 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Shetland Islands?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 25.2 %.

Which month is the driest in Shetland Islands?

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