Annual mean 9°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
24.9 °C
Coldest
-1.6 °C
Wettest
29%
Windiest
4.4 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.5 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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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Scarborough over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C. Scarborough has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in September, the driest month, to 23% in April, the wettest. Winds in Scarborough are highest in March, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Scarborough come in August, when the sky is typically 43% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 53%.
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
-1°C
-5°C
-7°C
17%
50%
2.9 m/s
0
0
2
February
0°C
-5°C
-5°C
18%
48%
2.9 m/s
0
0
6
March
4°C
-1°C
-1°C
18%
49%
3.2 m/s
0
0
11
April
10°C
4°C
5°C
23%
53%
3.1 m/s
6
0
37
May
16°C
10°C
13°C
20%
52%
2.7 m/s
34
6
70
June
21°C
15°C
20°C
18%
47%
2.4 m/s
70
21
62
July
25°C
19°C
25°C
18%
43%
2.2 m/s
60
51
30
August
24°C
17°C
25°C
17%
43%
2.0 m/s
69
42
38
September
21°C
13°C
20°C
14%
43%
2.0 m/s
72
18
67
October
14°C
8°C
12°C
21%
51%
2.3 m/s
33
2
71
November
7°C
2°C
3°C
17%
44%
2.7 m/s
6
0
27
December
1°C
-3°C
-4°C
21%
48%
2.7 m/s
0
0
6
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 -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 25°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -5°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around September. 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 0°CLow -4°CRain 19%
Winter in Scarborough has typical daily highs of about 0°C and lows of about -4°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Scarborough weather in springMarch to May
High 10°CLow 4°CRain 20%
Spring in Scarborough has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Scarborough weather in summerJune to August
High 23°CLow 17°CRain 18%
Summer in Scarborough has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Scarborough weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 8°CRain 17%
Autumn in Scarborough has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 17% 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 14% in September, the driest month, to 23% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Scarborough windiest?
Winds in Scarborough are highest in March, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 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 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C.