Dyce climate — normals and trends
Dyce (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 764 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 (13.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Dyce averages 28 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Dyce has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.2 °C (on 21 August 1995) and the coldest -11.0 °C (on 25 February 1946).
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
DyceScotland
- coords
- 57.21°, -2.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
764mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
24.0km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °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
25.2 °C
21 August 1995
Coldest day
-11.0 °C
25 February 1946
Wettest day
51 mm
22 October 2002
Windiest day
72.0 km/h
31 January 1953
Strongest gust
137.2 km/h
31 January 1953
Hottest feels-like
25.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-15.3 °C
25 February 1946
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
19 January 1960
Sunniest day
17.3 h
18 June 2019
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 | 5.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 52 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 29 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 11.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 13.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 38 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 16.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 65 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 18.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 74 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 38 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 15.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 102 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 91 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 68 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dyce?
Dyce has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 764 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dyce?
The hottest day measured in Dyce between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1995, reaching 25.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dyce?
The coldest day measured in Dyce between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1946, at -11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dyce?
Yes. Dyce gets on average 37.1 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Dyce warmed?
Yes: Dyce warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dyce?
The wettest day measured in Dyce between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2002, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dyce?
The windiest day measured in Dyce between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1953, with winds reaching 72.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dyce?
The warmest month in Dyce is July (13.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Dyce?
Dyce receives on average 764 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dyce?
Dyce gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dyce?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dyce between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1960, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dyce?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dyce.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dyce?
In Dyce, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 25.9 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -15.3 °C on 25 February 1946.
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