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

  • Shetland, Scotland latitude & longitude; 60°9'N 1°10'W.
  • Altitude; 82 m (269 ft).
  • The average temperature in Shetland, Scotland is 7.2 °C (45 °F).
  • The range of average monthly temperatures is 9 °C.
  • The warmest average max/ high temperature is 14 °C (57 °F) in July & August.
  • The coolest average min/ low temperature is 1 °C (34 °F) in January & February.
  • Shetland receives on average 1003 mm (39.5 in) of precipitation annually or 84 mm (3.3 in) each month.
  • On balance there are 243 days annually on which greater than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) of precipitation (rain, sleet, snow or hail) occurrs or 20 days on an average month.
  • The month with the driest weather is May when on balance 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 15 days.
  • The month with the wettest weather is December when on balance 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 25 days.
  • Mean relative humidity for an average year is recorded as 84.0% and on a monthly basis it ranges from 79% in May to 88% in November.
  • There is an average range of hours of sunshine in Shetland of between 0.5 hours per day in December and 5.3 hours per day in May.
  • On balance there are 1082 sunshine hours annually and approximately 3.0 sunlight hours for each day.

Shetland Climate Graph (Metric | Imperial units)

Shetland Climate Graph

Add the Shetland Climate Graph (metric) to your web page!

Use our metric climate graph for Shetland on your travel or accommodation website to help people thinking of booking a flight or hotel, renting a villa or purchasing property etc. (a back link is required):


Shetland Weather Averages

  Average Minimum Temperatures in Shetland, Scotland (°C) Average Maximum Temperature in Shetland, Scotland (°C) Shetland 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 Shetland (Beaufort) Average Number of Days with Frost  
Weather in Shetland in January 1 5 3 - 109 25 0.8 86 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in January
Weather in Shetland in February 1 5 3 - 87 22 1.8 84 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in February
Weather in Shetland in March 2 6 4 - 69 20 2.9 83.0 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in March
Weather in Shetland in April 3 8 6 - 68 21 4.4 80 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in April
Weather in Shetland in May 5 11 8 - 52 15 5.3 79 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in May
Weather in Shetland in June 7 13 10 - 55 15 5.3 81 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in June
Weather in Shetland in July 10 14 12 - 72 17 4.0 85 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in July
Weather in Shetland in August 10 14 12 - 71 17 3.8 85 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in August
Weather in Shetland in September 8 13 11 - 87 19 3.5 85 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in September
Weather in Shetland in October 6 10 8 - 104 23 2.2 85 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in October
Weather in Shetland in November 4 8 6 - 111 24 1.1 88 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in November
Weather in Shetland in December 3 6 4.5 - 118 25 0.5 87 - - Average Temperature in Shetland in December

Shetland Climograph/ Climate Chart (imperial)

Shetland Temperature Chart

Add the Shetland Climograph/ Climate Chart (imperial) to your web page!

Use our imperial climate chart for Shetland on your travel or accommodation website to help people thinking of booking a flight or hotel, renting a villa or purchasing property etc. (a back link is required):


Shetland Temperatures in Farenheit

  Average Minimum Temperatures in Shetland, Scotland (°F) Average Maximum Temperature in Shetland, 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 Shetland in January 34 41 37 - 4.3 25 0.8 86 - - Climate in Shetland in January
Temperatures in Shetland in February 34 41 37 - 3.4 22 1.8 84 - - Climate in Shetland in February
Temperatures in Shetland in March 36 43 39 - 2.7 20 2.9 83 - - Climate in Shetland in March
Temperatures in Shetland in April 37 46 42 - 2.7 21 4.4 80 - - Climate in Shetland in April
Temperatures in Shetland in May 41 52 46 - 2.0 15 5.3 79 - - Climate in Shetland in May
Temperatures in Shetland in June 45 55 50 - 2.2 15 5.3 81 - - Climate in Shetland in June
Temperatures in Shetland in July 50 57 54 - 2.8 17 4.0 85 - - Climate in Shetland in July
Temperatures in Shetland in August 50 57 54 - 2.8 17 3.8 85 - - Climate in Shetland in August
Temperatures in Shetland in September 46 55 51 - 3.4 19 3.5 85 - - Climate in Shetland in September
Temperatures in Shetland in October 43 50 46 - 4.1 23 2.2 85 - - Climate in Shetland in October
Temperatures in Shetland in November 39 46 43 - 4.4 24 1.1 88 - - Climate in Shetland in November
Temperatures in Shetland in December 37 43 40 - 4.6 25 0.5 87 - - Climate in Shetland in December

Forum: Shetland, Scotland

© 2008-2011 climatetemp.info - Last updated 22 July 2011 - Sitemap - Contact Us - Privacy Policy.