Scotland has an oceanic climate and a highland climate.
Summers are mild and usually wet.
Winters can be cold, but are usually quite mild, very wet and windy.
Weather records
The highest temperature ever recorded in Scotland was 34.8 °C (94.6 °F) on 19 July 2022 in Charterhall.[1]
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Scotland was −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) on 11 February 1895 & 10 January 1982 in Braemar, and on 30 December 1995 in Altnaharra.
The highest wind gust ever recorded in Scotland was 312 km/h (194 mph, 87 m/s) on 19 December 2008 at Cairngorms.
Highest & lowest temperatures measured in Edinburgh
| Temperature
|
Date
|
| 31.0 °C (87.8 °F)
|
19 July 2022
|
| 30.8 °C (87.4 °F)
|
18 July 2022
|
| 30.0 °C (86.0 °F)
|
3 August 1975
|
| 29.9 °C (85.8 °F)
|
1 July 2009
|
| 29.6 °C (85.3 °F)
|
2 August 1990
|
| Temperature
|
Date
|
| −15.5 °C (4.1 °F)
|
11 January 1982
|
| −12.8 °C (9.0 °F)
|
7 January 1970
|
| −12.6 °C (9.3 °F)
|
10 January 1982
|
| −12.5 °C (9.5 °F)
|
12 January 1982
|
| −12.4 °C (9.7 °F)
|
8 January 1982
|
Highest & lowest temperatures measured in Aberdeen
| Temperature
|
Date
|
| 29.8 °C (85.6 °F)
|
18 July 2006
|
| 29.7 °C (85.5 °F)
|
11 August 2022
|
| 29.7 °C (85.5 °F)
|
21 August 1995
|
| 29.2 °C (84.6 °F)
|
16 August 1995
|
| 28.4 °C (83.1 °F)
|
24 August 1976
|
| Temperature
|
Date
|
| −19.3 °C (−2.7 °F)
|
8 January 1982
|
| −18.2 °C (−0.8 °F)
|
9 January 1982
|
| −18.2 °C (−0.8 °F)
|
18 February 1969
|
| −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F)
|
30 December 1995
|
| −17.4 °C (0.7 °F)
|
17 February 1969
|
| Temperature
|
Date
|
| 26.3 °C (79.3 °F)
|
3 August 1999
|
| 26.2 °C (79.2 °F)
|
15 July 2003
|
| 25.7 °C (78.3 °F)
|
7 July 2023
|
| 25.6 °C (78.1 °F)
|
2 June 1911
|
| 25.0 °C (77.0 °F)
|
23 July 2014
|
Highest temperatures measured in Lerwick
| Temperature
|
Date
|
| 23.4 °C (74.1 °F)
|
5 July 1991
|
| 23.3 °C (73.9 °F)
|
30 June 1958
|
| 23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
|
18 July 2022
|
| 22.8 °C (73.0 °F)
|
2 July 1958
|
| 22.8 °C (73.0 °F)
|
6 June 1939
|
References
- ↑ "Scotland's record temperature of 34.8C at Charterhall confirmed". BBC News. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2023-10-13.