Scottish temperatures

Explore trends in minimum and maximum temperatures across Scotland by month.

The Met Office makes monthly data available from a selection of long-running historic weather stations. The series typically range from 50 to more than 100 years in length. There are 8 stations in Scotland which are still actively collecting data. The data collected includes mean daily minimum and maximum temperatures.

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Average minimum and maximum daily temperatures (°C) per month across eight different weather stations in Scotland.

Note: Only active stations are included, which means that Nairn (closed 2014) and Paisley (closed 2011) are excluded. Braemar station had a slight change in location in April 2005.

Data: Historic station data from the Met Office. Accessed 10 July 2026.

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