Dunblane climate — normals and trends
Dunblane (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,124 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 (14.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Dunblane averages 66 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Dunblane has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 90 to 42 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.5 °C (on 4 August 1975) and the coldest -22.5 °C (on 1 March 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
DunblaneScotland
- coords
- 56.19°, -3.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,124mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
69.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
28.5 °C
4 August 1975
Coldest day
-22.5 °C
1 March 1947
Wettest day
58 mm
7 October 2023
Windiest day
54.5 km/h
15 January 1968
Strongest gust
146.5 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
30.8 °C
28 June 2018
Coldest feels-like
-27.5 °C
1 March 1947
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
25 February 2010
Sunniest day
17.0 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | -48 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 101 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 46 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 40 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 56 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 16.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 84 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 91 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 87 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 15.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 108 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 140 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 150 mm | +49 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 152 mm | +40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dunblane?
Dunblane has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,124 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dunblane?
The hottest day measured in Dunblane between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1975, reaching 28.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dunblane?
The coldest day measured in Dunblane between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1947, at -22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Dunblane?
Yes. Dunblane gets on average 69.2 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Dunblane warmed?
Yes: Dunblane warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dunblane?
The wettest day measured in Dunblane between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2023, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dunblane?
The windiest day measured in Dunblane between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, with winds reaching 54.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dunblane?
The warmest month in Dunblane is July (14.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Dunblane?
Dunblane receives on average 1,124 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dunblane?
Dunblane gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dunblane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dunblane between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2010, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dunblane?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dunblane.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dunblane?
In Dunblane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.8 °C on 28 June 2018, and the lowest was -27.5 °C on 1 March 1947.
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