Best year time to visit Kirkwall

General weather information about Kirkwall

Average annual temperature is 9.2 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -24.7 °C

Number of sunny days: 140 days

Number of rainy days: 192 days

Number of snow days: 33 days

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

Kirkwall air temperature forecast for each month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)	6.3	13.2	10.6	26.4	29.5	31.1	30.1	28.5	31.1	27.4	13.3	12.5
Average daytime temperature (°C)	1.4	3.5	4.5	14.1	19.5	23.8	26.4	24.1	22.4	15.3	7.2	5.0
Average temperature (°C)	-1.2	-2.1	-0.2	8.0	13.0	18.3	21.0	19.1	17.2	11.5	3.3	2.3
Average night temperature (°C)	-3.7	-6.6	-4.0	2.8	7.3	13.6	16.2	14.8	13.2	8.5	-0.1	0.0
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)	-14.3	-24.7	-8.8	-5.9	1.2	9.2	12.4	9.4	6.2	-0.7	-6.5	-4.8

Kirkwall monthly weather indicators

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h)	9.0	11.0	12.0	14.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.0	13.0	11.0	10.0	9.0
Daylight mean duration (h)	9.4	10.5	11.9	13.4	14.7	15.3	15.0	13.9	12.5	11.0	9.7	9.0
Daylight minimum duration (h)	9.0	9.0	11.0	12.0	14.0	15.0	14.0	13.0	11.0	10.0	9.0	8.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)	2.6	6.6	6.4	8.5	11.5	11.2	11.5	10.2	9.7	5.7	5.3	2.7
Precipitation (mm)	77	89	114	113	64	147	135	79	18	78	42	81
Sunny days	9	13	10	11	23	13	1	10	15	10	15	10
Rainy days	14	9	9	18	8	17	30	21	15	20	12	19
Snow days	8	6	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2

Kirkwall - weather forecast by months

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Best time to visit Kirkwall:

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

May — 11.5(h)
June — 11.2(h)
July — 11.5(h)
August — 10.2(h)
September — 9.7(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Kirkwall:

June — 15.3(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Kirkwall is at

March — 114(mm)

April — 113(mm)

June — 147(mm)

July — 135(mm)

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