Climate Information for Alford

Weather:

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

Climate Description:

Winters in Alford are usually cold for Scotland, with December daily temperatures of about 5.6°C and nights cooling off to -1.0°C in the coldest month. Summers are very warm, with daytime temperatures in July typically reaching 19.0°C and nights dipping to 9.8°C. Rainfall in Alford is low, totalling 818 mm in a typical year. Precipitation is distributed evenly, falling over about 140 days per year. Alford has average sunshine totals, with 1274 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)	5.7	6.2	8.5	11.1	14.2	16.7	19.0	18.5	15.8	11.9	8.3	5.6	11.8
Low Temperature (°C)	-0.8	-0.7	0.7	2.3	4.6	7.7	9.8	9.3	7.2	4.3	1.5	-1.0	3.7
Sunshine (hours per day)	1.5	2.5	3.5	4.5	5.8	4.9	4.9	4.7	3.8	2.8	1.8	1.2	3.5

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Total
Sunshine (hours per month)	45	69	108	136	181	146	152	146	115	87	53	36	1274
Precipitation (mm)	74	57	61	55	58	60	66	65	73	97	84	68	818
Days with Precipitation	13	11	12	10	11	11	11	11	11	14	13	12	140
Days of Air Frost	15	14	11	6	2	0	0	0	0	4	9	16	77

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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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