Annual mean 7°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
23.2 °C
Coldest
-2.9 °C
Wettest
44%
Windiest
6.0 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Inverness over the whole year is 7°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C. The rainy (wet) season in Inverness runs from November to April, peaking in December with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; July is the driest month, at 17%. Winds in Inverness are highest in December, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Inverness come in August, when the sky is typically 46% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 79%.
Month by month Inverness climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-2°C
-3°C
-8°C
36%
79%
5.0 m/s
0
0
1
February
-2°C
-5°C
-9°C
36%
69%
5.0 m/s
0
0
2
March
0°C
-3°C
-6°C
30%
63%
4.4 m/s
0
0
3
April
5°C
1°C
-0°C
29%
61%
4.1 m/s
2
0
13
May
11°C
6°C
6°C
24%
56%
3.6 m/s
11
1
42
June
17°C
12°C
14°C
22%
57%
3.4 m/s
47
7
69
July
22°C
17°C
21°C
17%
52%
3.1 m/s
75
27
57
August
22°C
16°C
21°C
18%
46%
3.3 m/s
79
25
57
September
18°C
13°C
16°C
22%
50%
3.8 m/s
55
6
73
October
13°C
9°C
9°C
27%
58%
4.0 m/s
18
0
58
November
6°C
4°C
1°C
39%
72%
5.1 m/s
2
0
17
December
1°C
-1°C
-5°C
39%
78%
5.2 m/s
0
0
2
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Inverness weather by season
Year round, Inverness has days of about -2°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 22°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -5°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 7°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Inverness weather in winterDecember to February
High -1°CLow -3°CRain 37%
Winter in Inverness has typical daily highs of about -1°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Inverness weather in springMarch to May
High 5°CLow 2°CRain 28%
Spring in Inverness has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Inverness weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 15°CRain 19%
Summer in Inverness has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Inverness weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 29%
Autumn in Inverness has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Inverness?
The rainy (wet) season in Inverness runs from November to April, peaking in December with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; July is the driest month, at 17%.
What time of year is Inverness windiest?
Winds in Inverness are highest in December, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Inverness year round?
The average temperature in Inverness over the whole year is 7°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C.