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The climate of the Hebrides island archipelago (Scotland)
The Hebrides form a large island archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. The archipelago consists of approximately 500 islands of which 100 are inhabited. Lewis and Harris is one of the largest inhabited islands with a population of almost 20.000 residents. The Hebrides can be divided into the Inner-Hebrides and the Outer-Hebrides. The Little Minch, a strait, forms the borderline between these two groups of islands. Most of the islands can be reached by ferry. Most of the islands are connected with each other by ferry lines. Hebrides’ moderate sea climate is dominated by a slow cooling effect of the Gulf. Despite its northern location winters are seldom cold on the coast and summers are seldom warm. Wind and rain are abundant here. May is the driest month with about 17 rainy days. December is the wettest month with about 25 rainy days. During the month of January the wind usually picks up. The larger islands and the Highlands are influenced to a smaller degree by the effects of the Gulf Stream. During the summer as well as the winter nights can be cold after a bright day. Subzero temperatures are not uncommon then. The climate also is influenced by the height of the mountains. The highest summits have an Arctic climate.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for the Hebrides:
Local deviations may occur

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 4 -1 1 25 8
February 5 -1 2 20 7
March 6 0 3 21 7
April 10 1 4 19 8
May 13 4 5 19 10
June 16 7 5 19 12
July 16 8 4 21 14
August 16 8 4 21 15
September 14 7 3 24 14
October 11 5 2 25 13
November 7 1 1 24 12
December 5 0 1 26 10
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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