Annual mean 10°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
19.2 °C
Coldest
4.8 °C
Wettest
29%
Windiest
7.1 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.7 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 Scarborough over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Scarborough has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in August, the driest month, to 20% in December, the wettest. Winds in Scarborough are highest in February, averaging 5.9 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Scarborough come in April, when the sky is typically 60% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 66%.
Month by month Scarborough 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
4°C
-0°C
19%
64%
5.4 m/s
0
0
6
February
7°C
4°C
1°C
20%
64%
5.9 m/s
0
0
12
March
9°C
4°C
3°C
18%
65%
5.1 m/s
1
0
24
April
11°C
5°C
5°C
14%
60%
4.6 m/s
4
0
40
May
14°C
9°C
10°C
15%
62%
4.3 m/s
18
0
70
June
17°C
12°C
13°C
15%
62%
4.4 m/s
42
2
79
July
19°C
14°C
16°C
15%
65%
4.1 m/s
59
5
81
August
19°C
14°C
15°C
13%
62%
4.5 m/s
58
3
83
September
16°C
11°C
13°C
17%
62%
4.6 m/s
34
2
77
October
13°C
9°C
8°C
19%
63%
5.2 m/s
6
0
59
November
9°C
6°C
4°C
20%
65%
5.2 m/s
0
0
28
December
6°C
5°C
1°C
20%
66%
5.3 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 Scarborough weather by season
Year round, Scarborough has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 19°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December 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.
Scarborough weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 20%
Winter in Scarborough has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Scarborough weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 6°CRain 16%
Spring in Scarborough has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Scarborough weather in summerJune to August
High 18°CLow 13°CRain 14%
Summer in Scarborough has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Scarborough weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 9°CRain 19%
Autumn in Scarborough has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Scarborough?
Scarborough has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in August, the driest month, to 20% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Scarborough windiest?
Winds in Scarborough are highest in February, averaging 5.9 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Scarborough year round?
The average temperature in Scarborough over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.