The climate of Inverness (Scotland)
Inverness is located in the north eastern part of Scotland at the
mouth of the river Ness. The city was named after this location;
Inbhir Nis means Mouth of the Ness. Inverness is situated at the foot
of the Highlands and is seen as the unofficial capital of this region.
Inverness’ most important building is Inverness castle which was built
in the 11th century AD.
Inverness has a moderate sea climate but still is the coldest city
with the largest differences in temperatures in Great Britain. During
the winter temperatures may drop to minus 18 degrees Celsius. During
the summer temperatures may rise as high as 30 degrees Celsius. These
are extremes but one should bear this in mind. Temperatures the year
round are about 7 degrees Celsius on average. Inverness is rather wet
and has more rainy days than dry days.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Inverness:
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
0
1
22
8
February
5
-1
3
17
7
March
7
1
3
21
7
April
10
2
4
17
8
May
13
5
5
16
10
June
16
8
5
17
12
July
17
10
4
16
14
August
17
10
4
18
14
September
15
8
3
20
14
October
12
5
2
21
13
November
7
2
1
21
12
December
6
0
1
22
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:
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
