Average annual temperature is 9.1 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 24.2 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -4.5 °C
Number of sunny days: 71
Number of rainy days: 289
Number of snow days: 5
Average annual precipitation: 1183 mm
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* Weather data for Kirkwall United Kingdom is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute maximum temperature (°C) | 11.4 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 23 | 21.8 | 19.8 | 24.2 | 15.7 | 11.6 | 12.3 |
| Average daytime temperature (°C) | 7 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 6.8 |
| Average temperature (°C) | 5.5 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| Average night temperature (°C) | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Absolute minimum temperature (°C) | -2 | 0.2 | -4.5 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 0.9 | -2.6 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight maximum duration (h) | 8.1 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 15.7 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 16.6 | 14.1 | 11.5 | 8.9 | 6.7 |
| Daylight mean duration (h) | 7.1 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Daylight minimum duration (h) | 6.3 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 18 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 9 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| Sunshine mean duration (h) | 2.4 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 12 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 104 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 65 | 102 | 117 | 131 | 123 | 65 | 169 |
| Sunny days | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Rainy days | 29 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 25 |
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