The climate of Aberdeen (Scotland)
Aberdeen is located in the north eastern part of Scotland on the North
Sea coast. This city used to be known for its textile industry.
Nowadays the oil industry runs the show. Aberdeen has the busiest
heliport in the world because of the many oil rigs off the coast. Many
old parts of the city were built out of granite this is why Aberdeen
also is known as Granite City. Because of all the granite Aberdeen
also has the nickname Gray City.
Aberdeen has a mild maritime climate strongly influenced by the
Atlantic Gulf Stream. The Gulf Stream is responsible for a milder
climate than one might think of a city this far north located. This
makes winters milder but also is responsible for colder summers. Due
to the Gulf Stream extremes hardly occur. The highest temperature for
Aberdeen on record is 27 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature on
record is -18 degrees Celsius.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Aberdeen:
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
6
0
2
19
8
February
6
1
3
15
7
March
8
2
4
17
7
April
10
3
5
16
8
May
12
5
6
15
8
June
15
8
6
14
11
July
17
10
5
16
13
August
17
10
5
16
13
September
15
8
4
17
12
October
12
6
3
17
11
November
8
3
2
18
10
December
7
1
2
19
9
= 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:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
