Peterhead climate — normals and trends
Peterhead (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 757 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 (13.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Peterhead averages 6 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Peterhead has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 22.2 °C (on 21 August 1995) and the coldest -6.4 °C (on 29 January 1945).
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
PeterheadScotland
- coords
- 57.51°, -1.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
10.4°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
757mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
29.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
47.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
22.2 °C
21 August 1995
Coldest day
-6.4 °C
29 January 1945
Wettest day
49 mm
22 October 2002
Windiest day
88.6 km/h
31 January 1953
Strongest gust
153.0 km/h
13 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
23.3 °C
17 July 2006
Coldest feels-like
-12.9 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
19 January 1960
Sunniest day
17.5 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 | 6.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 65 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 36 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 9.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 10.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 12.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 15.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 72 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 17.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 60 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 16.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 45 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 125 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 110 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 71 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Peterhead?
Peterhead has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 757 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Peterhead?
The hottest day measured in Peterhead between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1995, reaching 22.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Peterhead?
The coldest day measured in Peterhead between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1945, at -6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Peterhead?
Yes. Peterhead gets on average 19.3 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Peterhead warmed?
Yes: Peterhead warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Peterhead?
The wettest day measured in Peterhead between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2002, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Peterhead?
The windiest day measured in Peterhead between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1953, with winds reaching 88.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Peterhead?
The warmest month in Peterhead is August (13.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Peterhead?
Peterhead receives on average 757 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Peterhead?
Peterhead 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 Peterhead?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Peterhead between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1960, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Peterhead?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Peterhead.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Peterhead?
In Peterhead, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 23.3 °C on 17 July 2006, and the lowest was -12.9 °C on 25 January 1942.
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