Annual mean 8°C · wettest around October · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
17.0 °C
Coldest
3.5 °C
Wettest
30%
Windiest
8.8 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.9 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 Peterhead over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 16°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Peterhead has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 17% in August, the driest month, to 26% in October, the wettest. Winds in Peterhead are highest in February, averaging 7.2 m/s (26 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 Peterhead come in February, when the sky is typically 61% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Peterhead 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
4°C
3°C
-2°C
20%
62%
6.0 m/s
0
0
6
February
5°C
3°C
-1°C
21%
61%
7.2 m/s
0
0
9
March
7°C
3°C
1°C
22%
66%
5.9 m/s
0
0
16
April
9°C
4°C
3°C
19%
64%
4.4 m/s
2
0
30
May
12°C
8°C
8°C
17%
68%
4.5 m/s
10
0
57
June
15°C
11°C
11°C
19%
69%
4.3 m/s
25
1
72
July
16°C
12°C
13°C
21%
73%
3.6 m/s
40
1
76
August
16°C
12°C
12°C
17%
69%
4.0 m/s
36
1
78
September
14°C
10°C
10°C
20%
65%
5.2 m/s
21
1
67
October
11°C
8°C
6°C
26%
66%
6.1 m/s
2
0
46
November
7°C
5°C
2°C
25%
65%
6.1 m/s
0
0
21
December
5°C
4°C
-1°C
25%
66%
6.4 m/s
0
0
10
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 Peterhead weather by season
Year round, Peterhead has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 16°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 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October and least likely around August. 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.
Peterhead weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow 3°CRain 22%
Winter in Peterhead has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Peterhead weather in springMarch to May
High 9°CLow 5°CRain 19%
Spring in Peterhead has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Peterhead weather in summerJune to August
High 16°CLow 11°CRain 19%
Summer in Peterhead has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Peterhead weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 11°CLow 7°CRain 24%
Autumn in Peterhead has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Peterhead?
Peterhead has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 17% in August, the driest month, to 26% in October, the wettest.
What time of year is Peterhead windiest?
Winds in Peterhead are highest in February, averaging 7.2 m/s (26 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 Peterhead year round?
The average temperature in Peterhead over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 16°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.