Best year time to visit Birsay

General weather information about Birsay

Average annual temperature is 5.6 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 34.8 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -31.0 °C

Number of sunny days: 235 days

Number of rainy days: 94 days

Number of snow days: 36 days

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* Weather data for Birsay Canada is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Birsay air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)3.93.72.016.729.830.234.834.229.920.88.97.4
Average daytime temperature (°C)-5.1-4.3-4.17.522.725.626.127.023.910.53.62.2
Average temperature (°C)-8.4-10.0-9.51.014.719.419.520.016.75.6-0.5-2.3
Average night temperature (°C)-11.3-14.3-13.7-4.07.613.514.014.210.71.8-3.4-5.5
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-24.3-31.0-26.3-20.8-0.69.29.88.95.5-9.7-13.5-11.4

Birsay monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)9.010.012.014.016.016.016.015.013.011.09.08.0
Daylight mean duration (h)8.510.011.913.815.616.516.014.512.610.78.98.0
Daylight minimum duration (h)7.09.010.012.014.016.015.013.011.09.08.07.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)3.46.98.29.211.413.213.511.010.06.85.35.4
Precipitation (mm)7111133134810401524235
Sunny days181924192016181621222022
Rainy days6217111413159565
Snow days776400000444

Best time to visit Birsay:

The best time to visit Birsay during the most sunny months:

  • May — 11.4(h)
  • June — 13.2(h)
  • July — 13.5(h)
  • August — 11.0(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Birsay:

  • May — 15.6(h)
  • June — 16.5(h)
  • July — 16.0(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Birsay is at

  • April — 33(mm)
  • June — 48(mm)
  • August — 40(mm)