Average annual temperature is 8.2 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 22.7 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -4.9 °C
Number of sunny days: 64 days
Number of rainy days: 290 days
Number of snow days: 11 days
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* Weather data for Shetland Islands United Kingdom is based on climate observations for 2026 year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute maximum temperature (°C) | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 22.7 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 14.4 | 11.0 | 11.1 |
| Average daytime temperature (°C) | 6.3 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 5.7 |
| Average temperature (°C) | 4.7 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| Average night temperature (°C) | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| Absolute minimum temperature (°C) | -3.3 | 0.1 | -4.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 1.4 | -2.1 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight maximum duration (h) | 7.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Daylight mean duration (h) | 6.8 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 5.9 |
| Daylight minimum duration (h) | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Sunshine mean duration (h) | 1.6 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 137 | 98 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 100 | 77 | 121 | 96 | 112 | 165 |
| Sunny days | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Rainy days | 28 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 26 |
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The best time to visit Shetland Islands during the most sunny months:
Months with the longest average daylight duration in Shetland Islands:
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