Annual mean 9°C · wettest around October · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
18.4 °C
Coldest
4.6 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
6.5 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.2 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Glenrothes over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Glenrothes has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in April, the driest month, to 22% in October, the wettest. Winds in Glenrothes are highest in February, averaging 5.3 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in November, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Glenrothes come in April, when the sky is typically 59% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
Month by month Glenrothes 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
19%
64%
4.8 m/s
0
0
6
February
6°C
4°C
0°C
22%
61%
5.3 m/s
0
0
9
March
8°C
4°C
3°C
17%
65%
4.5 m/s
0
0
22
April
10°C
5°C
5°C
11%
59%
4.3 m/s
2
0
40
May
14°C
9°C
10°C
15%
62%
4.0 m/s
15
0
68
June
16°C
12°C
12°C
14%
64%
4.2 m/s
32
0
80
July
18°C
13°C
15°C
16%
63%
4.1 m/s
54
2
82
August
17°C
13°C
14°C
18%
62%
4.1 m/s
48
1
82
September
15°C
11°C
12°C
16%
62%
4.2 m/s
29
0
78
October
12°C
9°C
8°C
22%
62%
4.4 m/s
3
0
57
November
8°C
5°C
4°C
19%
61%
3.9 m/s
0
0
28
December
6°C
4°C
1°C
21%
65%
4.3 m/s
0
0
12
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 Glenrothes weather by season
Year round, Glenrothes has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 18°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October 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.
Glenrothes weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 20%
Winter in Glenrothes has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Glenrothes weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 6°CRain 14%
Spring in Glenrothes has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Glenrothes weather in summerJune to August
High 17°CLow 12°CRain 16%
Summer in Glenrothes has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Glenrothes weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 19%
Autumn in Glenrothes has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Glenrothes?
Glenrothes has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in April, the driest month, to 22% in October, the wettest.
What time of year is Glenrothes windiest?
Winds in Glenrothes are highest in February, averaging 5.3 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in November, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Glenrothes year round?
The average temperature in Glenrothes over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.