Nigg climate — normals and trends
Nigg (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 769 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 (13.4 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Nigg averages 2 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Nigg has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 18.7 °C (on 9 September 2023) and the coldest -3.0 °C (on 7 February 1969).
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
NiggScotland
- coords
- 57.12°, -2.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
769mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
32.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
18.7 °C
9 September 2023
Coldest day
-3.0 °C
7 February 1969
Wettest day
60 mm
22 October 2002
Windiest day
84.7 km/h
26 November 2021
Strongest gust
141.5 km/h
31 January 1953
Hottest feels-like
19.4 °C
5 September 2007
Coldest feels-like
-12.3 °C
31 January 1953
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
28 November 2010
Sunniest day
17.2 h
25 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 | 6.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 52 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 28 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 9.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 11.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 30 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 14.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 41 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 15.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 79 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 15.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 40 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 14.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 111 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 123 mm | +36 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 93 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nigg?
Nigg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 769 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nigg?
The hottest day measured in Nigg between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2023, reaching 18.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nigg?
The coldest day measured in Nigg between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1969, at -3.0 °C.
Does it snow in Nigg?
Yes. Nigg gets on average 15.1 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Nigg warmed?
Yes: Nigg warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nigg?
The wettest day measured in Nigg between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2002, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nigg?
The windiest day measured in Nigg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2021, with winds reaching 84.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nigg?
The warmest month in Nigg is August (13.4 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Nigg?
Nigg receives on average 769 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nigg?
Nigg gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nigg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nigg between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2010, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nigg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nigg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nigg?
In Nigg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 19.4 °C on 5 September 2007, and the lowest was -12.3 °C on 31 January 1953.
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