The climate of Glasgow (Scotland)
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and the third largest city in
Great Britain. Glasgow is located in the western part of the centrally
situated lowlands and has a moderate sea climate. Winters are
comparable to Dutch winters. From December to February 24 hour
temperatures are just below 3 degrees Celsius on average. During the
winter months snow is not uncommon and during the night subzero
temperatures can be recorded. During the day subzero temperatures are
not uncommon either. However, longer frosty periods hardly ever occur.
During spring the climate is relatively driest and sunniest. Bear in
mind that there still will be between 65 to 80 millimeters of
precipitation per month and only 6 hours of sunshine per day. During
the summer maximum temperatures are around or just below 20 degrees
Celsius on average. Extreme heat hardly ever occurs in Glasgow. The
highest temperature on record for Glasgow is 31.2 degrees Celsius.
This was on August 4, 1974.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Glasgow:
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
5
1
1
21
n/a
February
6
0
2
17
n/a
March
8
2
3
19
n/a
April
11
3
5
16
n/a
May
14
6
6
16
n/a
June
17
9
6
16
n/a
July
18
10
5
16
n/a
August
18
10
5
18
n/a
September
15
9
4
20
n/a
October
12
6
3
20
n/a
November
8
2
2
20
n/a
December
6
1
1
20
n/a
= 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
