Stornoway climate — normals and trends
Stornoway (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 1,037 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 (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Stornoway averages 17 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 203 rainy days per year.
Stornoway has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 25 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.8 °C (on 3 August 1999) and the coldest -9.1 °C (on 26 February 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
StornowayScotland
- coords
- 58.21°, -6.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,037mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
26.5km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
203 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
51.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
26.8 °C
3 August 1999
Coldest day
-9.1 °C
26 February 1947
Wettest day
44 mm
11 August 2014
Windiest day
78.5 km/h
9 January 2015
Strongest gust
170.3 km/h
9 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
29.2 °C
30 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-14.6 °C
26 February 1947
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
13 December 1950
Sunniest day
17.1 h
16 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 86 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 89 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 52 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 59 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 15.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 126 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 18.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 90 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 17.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 85 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 98 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 170 mm | +68 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 99 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 93 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Stornoway?
Stornoway has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 1,037 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Stornoway?
The hottest day measured in Stornoway between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1999, reaching 26.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Stornoway?
The coldest day measured in Stornoway between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1947, at -9.1 °C.
Does it snow in Stornoway?
Yes. Stornoway gets on average 18.4 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Stornoway warmed?
Yes: Stornoway warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Stornoway?
The wettest day measured in Stornoway between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2014, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Stornoway?
The windiest day measured in Stornoway between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2015, with winds reaching 78.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Stornoway?
The warmest month in Stornoway is July (13.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Stornoway?
Stornoway receives on average 1,037 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 203 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Stornoway?
Stornoway gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Stornoway?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Stornoway between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1950, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Stornoway?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Stornoway.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Stornoway?
In Stornoway, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.2 °C on 30 July 1948, and the lowest was -14.6 °C on 26 February 1947.
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