Climate data from selected Scottish stations

30-year (1951-80) average duration of bright sunshine in hours

Location Alt(m) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Total
Shetland                              
Lerwick

82

0.7

1.9

2.7

4.5

4.9

5.3

4.0

3.8

3.2

2.0

1.1

0.5

2.9

1056

Fair Isle

57

0.9

2.1

3.1

5.0

6.2

5.7

4.4

4.7

3.9

2.3

1.2

0.5

3.3

1206

Orkney                              
Kirkwall

26

1.0

2.3

3.1

4.9

5.2

5.4

4.3

4.1

3.4

2.4

1.3

0.7

3.2

1160

Western Isles                              
Stornoway

15

1.2

2.5

3.6

5.2

6.0

5.9

4.2

4.4

3.6

2.5

1.5

0.8

3.4

1256

Benbecula

5

1.3

2.5

3.7

5.8

6.5

6.5

4.6

4.9

3.8

2.5

1.6

0.9

3.7

1361

Highland                              
Prabost (Skye)

67

1.3

2.7

3.5

5.2

6.0

5.8

4.1

4.3

3.3

2.3

1.5

1.0

3.4

1243

Onich (nr Fort William)

15

0.9

2.2

2.9

4.4

5.3

5.0

3.7

3.8

2.9

2.1

1.1

0.6

2.9

1059

Wick

36

1.3

2.6

3.4

5.0

5.2

5.4

4.4

4.3

3.7

2.8

1.6

1.0

3.4

1240

Nairn

8

1.4

2.8

3.6

4.9

5.3

5.6

4.7

4.3

3.9

2.9

1.8

1.2

3.5

1290

Fort Augustus

21

0.8

2.1

2.9

4.2

5.0

5.0

3.8

3.8

2.9

2.0

1.0

0.6

2.9

1044

Glenmore Lodge

341

0.8

2.4

3.4

4.4

5.1

5.2

4.2

4.1

3.5

2.6

1.1

0.5

3.1

1137

Grampian                              
Braemar

339

0.8

2.0

2.9

4.5

5.2

5.5

4.9

4.2

3.4

2.1

1.1

0.6

3.1

1137

Craibstone (nr Aberdeen)

102

1.7

2.7

3.4

5.0

5.6

6.0

5.2

4.7

3.9

3.1

2.1

1.5

3.7

1367

Tayside                              
Perth

23

1.4

2.3

3.2

5.1

5.7

6.0

5.5

4.5

3.7

2.7

1.8

1.1

3.6

1309

Arbroath

29

1.8

2.9

3.6

5.6

6.1

6.4

5.9

5.2

4.4

3.2

2.4

1.6

4.1

1499

Fife                              
St Andrews

18

1.8

2.6

3.4

5.1

5.8

6.2

5.6

4.9

4.2

3.1

2.2

1.5

3.9

1415

Lothian                              
Edinburgh                              
(Royal Botanic Garden)

26

1.5

2.4

3.2

4.9

5.7

6.1

5.5

4.8

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.3

3.7

1351

Dunbar

23

1.8

2.8

3.7

5.4

6.1

6.7

6.1

5.4

4.4

3.4

2.4

1.7

4.2

1523

Strathclyde                              
Tiree

9

1.4

2.4

3.7

5.8

6.9

6.6

5.1

5.2

3.9

2.5

1.5

0.9

3.8

1400

Glasgow Airport

5

1.3

2.2

3.1

5.1

6.0

6.2

5.3

4.7

3.7

2.6

1.6

1.0

3.6

1303

Prestwick Airport

16

1.6

2.8

3.5

5.6

6.8

6.7

5.7

5.2

4.0

2.9

1.9

1.3

4.0

1465

Dumfries and Galloway                              
Dumfries

49

1.5

2.5

3.2

4.9

5.8

6.1

5.1

4.9

3.7

2.9

2.0

1.3

3.7

1338

Eskdalemuir

242

1.3

2.2

2.9

4.5

5.3

5.4

4.6

4.3

3.3

2.5

1.8

1.2

3.3

1198

 

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