Scotland
Scotland has the coolest weather of any country in the United Kingdom throughout the year (with the altitude climate varying into Cfc), with average minimum temperatures in January of −0.2 °C (31.6 °F). Scotland is also the wettest country in every month, apart from in May, June and December, when Wales is wetter. The wettest month is January, with 170.5 mm (6.71 in) on average. Scotland is also the cloudiest country throughout the year, apart from in June and July, when Northern Ireland is.
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| Scotland Weather Averages | ||||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
| Average maximum temperature °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
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| Average minimum temperature °C (°F) | -0.2 (31.6) |
-0.1 (31.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
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| Sunshine hours |
30.8 | 58.1 | 87.6 | 128.2 | 173.2 | 153.2 | 145.0 | 137.5 | 104.4 | 74.5 | 43.2 | 24.7 | 1160.4 | |
| Rainfall mm (inches) |
170.5 (6.7) |
123.4 (4.9) |
138.5 (5.5) |
86.2 (3.4) |
79.0 (3.1) |
85.1 (3.4) |
92.1 (3.6) |
107.4 (4.2) |
139.7 (5.5) |
162.6 (6.4) |
165.9 (6.5) |
169.6 (6.7) |
1520.1 (59.8) |
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| Rainfall ≥ 1 mm days |
18.6 | 14.8 | 17.3 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 15.9 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 185.8 | |
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—G.C. (Georg Christoph)
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—James I of England, James VI of Scotland (1566–1625)