Dingwall climate — normals and trends
Dingwall (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 939 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 July (13.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Dingwall averages 67 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Dingwall has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 42 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.2 °C (on 28 June 1995) and the coldest -18.1 °C (on 20 February 1947).
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
DingwallScotland
- coords
- 57.60°, -4.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
10.2°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
939mm
Sunshine / day
6.2h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
67 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.0 cm
Average feels-like high
7.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
43.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
28.2 °C
28 June 1995
Coldest day
-18.1 °C
20 February 1947
Wettest day
51 mm
31 December 1983
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
17 January 1993
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
13 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
32.0 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-22.9 °C
20 February 1947
Snowiest day
24.6 cm
28 January 1978
Sunniest day
17.1 h
20 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 51 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 60 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 25 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 56 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 72 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 65 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 53 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 14.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 125 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 99 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 85 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dingwall?
Dingwall has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 939 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dingwall?
The hottest day measured in Dingwall between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1995, reaching 28.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dingwall?
The coldest day measured in Dingwall between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1947, at -18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dingwall?
Yes. Dingwall gets on average 67.0 cm of snow per year and has around 67 frost days.
Has the climate of Dingwall warmed?
Yes: Dingwall warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dingwall?
The wettest day measured in Dingwall between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1983, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dingwall?
The windiest day measured in Dingwall between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1993, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dingwall?
The warmest month in Dingwall is July (13.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Dingwall?
Dingwall receives on average 939 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dingwall?
Dingwall gets on average 6.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,263 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dingwall?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dingwall between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1978, with 24.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dingwall?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dingwall.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dingwall?
In Dingwall, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.0 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -22.9 °C on 20 February 1947.
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