Climate Information for Dolphinton

Weather:

This page presents averages based on long-term climate trends. A specific daily weather forecast for Dolphinton is available from the BBC.

Climate Description:

Winters in Dolphinton are usually cold for Scotland, with January daily temperatures of about 5.3°C and nights cooling off to -0.3°C in the coldest month. Summers are warm, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 18.3°C and nights dipping to 9.8°C. Rainfall in Dolphinton is typical, totalling 1070 mm in a typical year. Precipitation is distributed evenly, falling over about 163 days per year. Dolphinton has average sunshine totals, with 1247 hours of sunshine recorded in a typical year.

Climate Averages:

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average
High Temperature (°C)	5.3	5.7	7.8	10.6	13.8	16.3	18.3	17.9	15.2	11.5	7.8	5.4	11.3
Low Temperature (°C)	-0.2	-0.2	1.1	2.5	5.0	7.8	9.8	9.5	7.6	4.8	2.1	-0.3	4.1
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.2	2.3	3.2	4.4	5.7	5.0	5.0	4.7	3.8	2.7	1.8	1.0	3.4

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	38	65	99	132	176	151	156	146	114	85	53	32	1247
Precipitation (mm)	115	83	87	62	65	72	80	86	87	117	108	108	1070
Days with Precipitation	16	13	14	12	12	12	12	13	13	16	15	15	163
Days of Air Frost	14	13	10	6	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	14	70

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Please note that the information on this page describes long-term climate averages and cannot be relied upon for predictions of the weather. While every effort has been made to produce the best climate estimates possible, users should be aware that they may contain errors. Further explanation is available about our climate information, how the data was derived, estimates of error, and details about the original data sources.

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