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Weather in South Ayrshire

Calculated from weather data of Glasgow Prestwick Airport (EGPK) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 8.2 7.5 8.3 8.8 5.2 13.8
February 8.4 9.1 9.5 8.5 7.0 8.3
March 9.6 9.4 11.4 10.0 9.1
April 12.3 12.4 12.5 11.0 13.9
May 15.3 15.5 14.8 13.0 15.5
June 18.3 21.5 17.6 17.8 18.1
July 18.8 17.8 18.8 20.3 16.6
August 18.6 18.6 19.6 18.6 19.3
September 16.6 18.1 17.1 17.8 16.3
October 13.4 13.5 14.0 13.9 12.9
November 10.1 9.5 11.5 10.6 11.5
December 7.9 8.5 5.0 7.7 7.5
Average 12.6 8.3 13.5 13.6 12.8 13.6

72nd 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 2.6 2 3 4 0 5
February 3.3 4 4 4 3 3
March 3.2 3 2 5 3
April 4.3 5 4 1 5
May 7.2 8 9 5 7
June 10.6 11 10 11 11
July 12.1 12 12 12 12
August 11.9 13 12 12 12
September 9.9 11 10 11 9
October 7.8 8 10 9 7
November 4.5 3 6 5 7
December 2.8 4 -2 3 2
Average 6.3 3.1 7.0 7.1 6.3 6.8

38th 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 2
25 °C or warmer 0 8 5 4 4
20 °C or warmer 0 31 20 21 28
0 °C or colder 14 31 29 41 19

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 20.6 16 24 16 23 24
February 19.2 22 8 29 25 34
March 15.4 17 8 13 17
April 10.9 10 13 5 6
May 9.2 5 15 11 10
June 11.0 12 11 5 16
July 13.1 20 6 4 19
August 13.6 7 13 12 13
September 16.3 16 10 15 16
October 20.6 17 28 23 21
November 17.1 14 20 15 21
December 20.2 39 6 22 19
Average 15.1 19.0 14.4 13.8 12.6 16.6

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 (km/h)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 18.7 20 22 22 14 24
February 22.7 22 20 31 26 31
March 18.8 18 18 21 21
April 16.3 17 19 16 16
May 15.3 15 20 17 15
June 15.2 14 19 16 14
July 15.6 20 18 13 16
August 15.9 18 15 15 14
September 16.7 18 17 15 15
October 19.0 20 23 20 16
November 16.7 15 22 21 16
December 16.7 23 12 16 15
Average 17.5 21.2 17.7 19.3 17.1 17.0

29th 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 S
February SW SW W SE SW
March S S SW SW
April SE S W SE
May W SW SW SW
June S SW SW W
July SW W W W
August SW W SW S
September SW W SW SW
October SW SW SW W
November W S W SW
December SW SE S S

Prevailing wind direction

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

South Ayrshire weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in South Ayrshire?

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

What is the coldest month in South Ayrshire?

The coldest month is December with an average daytime temperature of 8 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in South Ayrshire?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in October with a probability of around 20.7 %.

Which month is the driest in South Ayrshire?

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