What is the Climate, Average Temperature/ Weather in Orkney?

Whether you wish to travel to Orkney, Scotland (Latitude & Longitude: see map search field. Altitude: 26 m or 85 ft) on holiday, business or vacation, are interested in buying property there or are looking to migrate the following Orkney climate, temperature and weather information should prove helpful:

  • The average temperature in Orkney, Scotland is 8.1 °C (47 °F).
  • The average temperature range is 9 °C.
  • The highest monthly average high temperature is 16 °C (61 °F) in July & August.
  • The lowest monthly average low temperature is 2 °C (36 °F) in January & February.
  • Orkney's climate receives an average of 948 mm (37.3 in) of rainfall per year, or 79 mm (3.1 in) per month.
  • On average there are 188 days per year with more than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) of rainfall (precipitation) or 16 days with a quantity of rain, sleet, snow etc. per month.
  • The driest weather is in May & June when an average of 46 mm (1.8 in) of rainfall (precipitation) occurrs.
  • The wettest weather is in October when an average of 113 mm (4.4 in) of rainfall (precipitation) occurrs across 19 days.
  • The average annual relative humidity is 81.3% and average monthly relative humidity ranges from 75% in April to 86% in November & December.
  • Average sunlight hours in Orkney range between 0.8 hours per day in December and 5.7 hours per day in June.
  • There are an average of 1204 hours of sunlight per year with an average of 3.3 hours of sunlight per day.

Orkney Climate Graph (metric)

Orkney Climate


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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 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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