Annual mean 4°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind W
Warmest
23.9 °C
Coldest
-15.1 °C
Wettest
15%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.6 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 St. Andrews over the whole year is 4°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -16°C. St. Andrews has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 6% in February, the driest month, to 11% in June, the wettest. Winds in St. Andrews are highest in April, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.4 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in St. Andrews come in March, when the sky is typically 28% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 35%.
Month by month St. Andrews 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
-13°C
-15°C
-19°C
7%
34%
3.8 m/s
0
0
0
February
-12°C
-16°C
-19°C
6%
28%
3.8 m/s
0
0
0
March
-3°C
-8°C
-10°C
7%
28%
4.0 m/s
0
0
1
April
5°C
-2°C
-1°C
10%
32%
4.2 m/s
1
0
17
May
15°C
8°C
10°C
10%
30%
4.2 m/s
27
3
56
June
22°C
15°C
18°C
11%
33%
3.8 m/s
63
14
69
July
24°C
17°C
22°C
10%
31%
3.4 m/s
79
28
56
August
23°C
15°C
20°C
10%
30%
3.4 m/s
78
21
64
September
17°C
11°C
14°C
10%
29%
3.9 m/s
44
3
75
October
8°C
3°C
3°C
10%
33%
4.1 m/s
6
0
31
November
-2°C
-4°C
-7°C
9%
33%
4.2 m/s
0
0
4
December
-10°C
-12°C
-16°C
7%
35%
3.9 m/s
0
0
0
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 St. Andrews weather by season
Year round, St. Andrews has days of about -13°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 24°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -16°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 4°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around February. 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.
St. Andrews weather in winterDecember to February
High -12°CLow -14°CRain 7%
Winter in St. Andrews has typical daily highs of about -12°C and lows of about -14°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
St. Andrews weather in springMarch to May
High 6°CLow -1°CRain 9%
Spring in St. Andrews has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
St. Andrews weather in summerJune to August
High 23°CLow 16°CRain 11%
Summer in St. Andrews has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
St. Andrews weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 8°CLow 3°CRain 10%
Autumn in St. Andrews has typical daily highs of about 8°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in St. Andrews?
St. Andrews has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 6% in February, the driest month, to 11% in June, the wettest.
What time of year is St. Andrews windiest?
Winds in St. Andrews are highest in April, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.4 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in St. Andrews year round?
The average temperature in St. Andrews over the whole year is 4°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -16°C.