Climate Information for Elgin

Weather:

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

Climate Description:

Winters in Elgin are usually cool for Scotland, with December daily temperatures of about 6.6°C and nights cooling off to 0.0°C in the coldest month. Summers are very warm, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 18.8°C and nights dipping to 10.7°C. Rainfall in Elgin is low, totalling 697 mm in a typical year. Precipitation is distributed evenly, falling over about 138 days per year. Elgin has average sunshine totals, with 1299 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)	6.7	7.1	9.1	11.4	14.1	16.4	18.8	18.4	16.1	12.6	9.2	6.6	12.2
Low Temperature (°C)	0.3	0.4	1.8	3.5	5.7	8.8	10.7	10.5	8.3	5.5	2.6	0.0	4.8
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.5	2.6	3.5	4.6	6.1	5.2	4.9	4.5	3.9	2.8	1.8	1.2	3.6

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	46	74	107	138	189	155	152	141	117	88	54	38	1299
Precipitation (mm)	58	48	51	43	50	57	60	63	71	77	65	54	697
Days with Precipitation	12	10	12	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	12	138
Days of Air Frost	12	11	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	12	53

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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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