Aberdeen climate — normals and trends
Aberdeen (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 793 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (13.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Aberdeen averages 5 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Aberdeen has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 10 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 21.1 °C (on 16 July 2021) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 23 January 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AberdeenScotland
- coords
- 57.14°, -2.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
793mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
29.2km/h
Seasonal range
9.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.7 cm
Average feels-like high
6.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
21.1 °C
16 July 2021
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
57 mm
22 October 2002
Windiest day
81.0 km/h
31 January 1953
Strongest gust
142.2 km/h
31 January 1953
Hottest feels-like
21.2 °C
22 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-12.3 °C
31 January 1953
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
19 January 1960
Sunniest day
17.3 h
23 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 54 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 28 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 9.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 12.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 36 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 14.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 55 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 16.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 66 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 16.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 14.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 119 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 112 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 84 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aberdeen?
Aberdeen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 793 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aberdeen?
The hottest day measured in Aberdeen between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2021, reaching 21.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aberdeen?
The coldest day measured in Aberdeen between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Aberdeen?
Yes. Aberdeen gets on average 19.7 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Aberdeen warmed?
Yes: Aberdeen warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aberdeen?
The wettest day measured in Aberdeen between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2002, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aberdeen?
The windiest day measured in Aberdeen between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1953, with winds reaching 81.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aberdeen?
The warmest month in Aberdeen is August (13.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Aberdeen?
Aberdeen receives on average 793 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aberdeen?
Aberdeen gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aberdeen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aberdeen between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1960, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aberdeen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Aberdeen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aberdeen?
In Aberdeen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 21.2 °C on 22 July 2018, and the lowest was -12.3 °C on 31 January 1953.
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