Orkney Climate Guide to the Average Weather & Temperatures with Graphs Elucidating Sunshine and Rainfall Data & Information about Wind Speeds & Humidity:

  • Orkney, Scotland latitude & longitude; 58°57'N 2°54'W.
  • Altitude; 26 m (85 ft).
  • The average temperature in Orkney, Scotland is 8.1 °C (47 °F).
  • The range of average monthly temperatures is 9 °C.
  • The warmest average max/ high temperature is 16 °C (61 °F) in July & August.
  • The coolest average min/ low temperature is 2 °C (36 °F) in January & February.
  • Orkney receives on average 948 mm (37.3 in) of precipitation annually or 79 mm (3.1 in) each month.
  • On balance there are 188 days annually on which greater than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) of precipitation (rain, sleet, snow or hail) occurrs or 16 days on an average month.
  • The month with the driest weather is May & June when on balance 46 mm (1.8 in) of rainfall (precipitation) occurrs.
  • The month with the wettest weather is October when on balance 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 19 days.
  • Mean relative humidity for an average year is recorded as 81.3% and on a monthly basis it ranges from 75% in April to 86% in November & December.
  • There is an average range of hours of sunshine in Orkney of between 0.8 hours per day in December and 5.7 hours per day in June.
  • On balance there are 1204 sunshine hours annually and approximately 3.3 sunlight hours for each day.

Orkney Climate Graph (Metric | Imperial units)

Orkney Climate Graph

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Orkney Weather Averages

  Average Minimum Temperatures in Orkney, Scotland (°C) Average Maximum Temperature in Orkney, Scotland (°C) Orkney Average Temperature (°C) Average Sea Temp (°C) Average Precipitation/ Rainfall (mm) Wet Days (>0.1 mm) Average Sunlight Hours/ Day Relative Humidity (%) Average Wind Speed in Orkney (Beaufort) Average Number of Days with Frost  
Weather in Orkney in January 2 6 4 - 105 21 1.1 85 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in January
Weather in Orkney in February 2 6 4 - 79 17 2.1 82 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in February
Weather in Orkney in March 3 7 5 - 65 14 3.2 80.0 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in March
Weather in Orkney in April 4 9 7 - 51 13 5.0 75 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in April
Weather in Orkney in May 6 12 9 - 46 11 5.5 78 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in May
Weather in Orkney in June 8 14 11 - 46 10 5.7 77 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in June
Weather in Orkney in July 10 16 13 - 71 13 4.4 79 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in July
Weather in Orkney in August 10 16 13 - 75 14 4.2 82 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in August
Weather in Orkney in September 9 14 12 - 78 15 3.8 81 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in September
Weather in Orkney in October 7 11 9 - 113 19 2.5 84 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in October
Weather in Orkney in November 5 8 7 - 107 20 1.3 86 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in November
Weather in Orkney in December 3 7 5 - 112 21 0.8 86 - - Average Temperature in Orkney in December

Orkney Climograph/ Climate Chart (imperial)

Orkney Temperature Chart

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Orkney Temperatures in Farenheit

  Average Minimum Temperatures in Orkney, Scotland (°F) Average Maximum Temperature in Orkney, Scotland (°F) Average Temperature (°F) Average Sea Temp (°F) Average Precipitation/ Rainfall (in) Wet Days (>0.004 in) Average Sunlight Hours/ Day Relative Humidity (%) Average Wind Speed (Beaufort) Average Number of Days with Frost  
Temperatures in Orkney in January 36 43 39 - 4.1 21 1.1 85 - - Climate in Orkney in January
Temperatures in Orkney in February 36 43 39 - 3.1 17 2.1 82 - - Climate in Orkney in February
Temperatures in Orkney in March 37 45 41 - 2.6 14 3.2 80 - - Climate in Orkney in March
Temperatures in Orkney in April 39 48 44 - 2.0 13 5.0 75 - - Climate in Orkney in April
Temperatures in Orkney in May 43 54 48 - 1.8 11 5.5 78 - - Climate in Orkney in May
Temperatures in Orkney in June 46 57 52 - 1.8 10 5.7 77 - - Climate in Orkney in June
Temperatures in Orkney in July 50 61 55 - 2.8 13 4.4 79 - - Climate in Orkney in July
Temperatures in Orkney in August 50 61 55 - 3.0 14 4.2 82 - - Climate in Orkney in August
Temperatures in Orkney in September 48 57 53 - 3.1 15 3.8 81 - - Climate in Orkney in September
Temperatures in Orkney in October 45 52 48 - 4.4 19 2.5 84 - - Climate in Orkney in October
Temperatures in Orkney in November 41 46 44 - 4.2 20 1.3 86 - - Climate in Orkney in November
Temperatures in Orkney in December 37 45 41 - 4.4 21 0.8 86 - - Climate in Orkney in December

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