Annual mean 9°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
18.1 °C
Coldest
4.3 °C
Wettest
33%
Windiest
6.1 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.0 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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never good
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The average temperature in Galashiels over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Galashiels has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 16% in April, the driest month, to 28% in February, the wettest. Winds in Galashiels are highest in February, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Galashiels come in April, when the sky is typically 66% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Galashiels 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
5°C
3°C
-0°C
24%
71%
4.5 m/s
0
0
5
February
6°C
3°C
0°C
28%
71%
5.1 m/s
0
0
9
March
8°C
3°C
2°C
25%
71%
4.4 m/s
1
0
20
April
10°C
4°C
5°C
16%
66%
4.0 m/s
3
0
37
May
14°C
8°C
10°C
17%
67%
3.8 m/s
16
0
69
June
16°C
11°C
13°C
20%
69%
4.0 m/s
33
1
78
July
17°C
12°C
15°C
23%
71%
3.6 m/s
49
3
80
August
17°C
12°C
14°C
24%
70%
3.8 m/s
43
2
80
September
15°C
10°C
12°C
23%
69%
3.8 m/s
25
1
75
October
12°C
8°C
7°C
27%
69%
4.3 m/s
3
0
53
November
8°C
5°C
3°C
25%
69%
3.9 m/s
0
0
24
December
6°C
4°C
1°C
28%
73%
4.3 m/s
0
0
9
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 Galashiels weather by season
Year round, Galashiels has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 17°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 12°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around April. 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.
Galashiels weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow 3°CRain 27%
Winter in Galashiels has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Galashiels weather in springMarch to May
High 10°CLow 5°CRain 20%
Spring in Galashiels has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Galashiels weather in summerJune to August
High 17°CLow 12°CRain 23%
Summer in Galashiels has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Galashiels weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 11°CLow 8°CRain 25%
Autumn in Galashiels has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Galashiels?
Galashiels has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 16% in April, the driest month, to 28% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Galashiels windiest?
Winds in Galashiels are highest in February, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Galashiels year round?
The average temperature in Galashiels over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.