Shotts climate — normals and trends
Shotts (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 1,021 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 (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shotts averages 60 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Shotts has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 81 to 39 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.9 °C (on 4 August 1975) and the coldest -20.6 °C (on 11 January 1982).
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
ShottsScotland
- coords
- 55.82°, -3.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,021mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
60 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.8 cm
Average feels-like high
8.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
28.9 °C
4 August 1975
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
11 January 1982
Wettest day
62 mm
7 October 2023
Windiest day
62.3 km/h
15 January 1968
Strongest gust
140.4 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
32.0 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-25.0 °C
11 January 1982
Snowiest day
19.1 cm
30 March 2010
Sunniest day
16.9 h
20 June 2025
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 | +0.2 °C | 59 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 37 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 40 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 70 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 16.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 90 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 18.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 107 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 56 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 89 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 145 mm | +58 mm |
| Dec | 7.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 115 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shotts?
Shotts has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 1,021 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shotts?
The hottest day measured in Shotts between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1975, reaching 28.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shotts?
The coldest day measured in Shotts between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1982, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shotts?
Yes. Shotts gets on average 49.8 cm of snow per year and has around 60 frost days.
Has the climate of Shotts warmed?
Yes: Shotts warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shotts?
The wettest day measured in Shotts between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2023, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shotts?
The windiest day measured in Shotts between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shotts?
The warmest month in Shotts is July (14.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shotts?
Shotts receives on average 1,021 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shotts?
Shotts gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shotts?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shotts between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2010, with 19.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shotts?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shotts.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shotts?
In Shotts, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.0 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -25.0 °C on 11 January 1982.
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