Annual mean 12°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
28.1 °C
Coldest
0.8 °C
Wettest
14%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.8 m/s average
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The average temperature in Highlands over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C. Highlands has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in June, the driest month, to 14% in December, the wettest. Winds in Highlands are highest in March, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Highlands come in November, when the sky is typically 45% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 57%.
Month by month Highlands 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
1°C
-3°C
-4°C
11%
57%
3.3 m/s
1
0
6
February
3°C
-1°C
-2°C
13%
52%
3.2 m/s
2
0
12
March
7°C
1°C
2°C
11%
52%
3.7 m/s
5
0
27
April
13°C
6°C
9°C
13%
55%
3.4 m/s
21
2
55
May
19°C
12°C
17°C
14%
55%
2.8 m/s
55
13
68
June
25°C
17°C
24°C
9%
47%
2.6 m/s
68
37
45
July
28°C
21°C
29°C
10%
45%
2.3 m/s
39
64
11
August
26°C
19°C
27°C
10%
46%
2.2 m/s
53
57
21
September
23°C
15°C
22°C
11%
47%
2.3 m/s
71
28
55
October
17°C
10°C
14°C
11%
51%
2.5 m/s
46
5
73
November
9°C
3°C
5°C
11%
45%
2.9 m/s
11
0
37
December
4°C
-0°C
-1°C
14%
54%
2.9 m/s
1
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 Highlands weather by season
Year round, Highlands has days of about 1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around June. 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.
Highlands weather in winterDecember to February
High 3°CLow -1°CRain 13%
Winter in Highlands has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Highlands weather in springMarch to May
High 13°CLow 7°CRain 13%
Spring in Highlands has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Highlands weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 19°CRain 10%
Summer in Highlands has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Highlands weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 10°CRain 11%
Autumn in Highlands has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Highlands?
Highlands has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in June, the driest month, to 14% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Highlands windiest?
Winds in Highlands are highest in March, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Highlands year round?
The average temperature in Highlands over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.