Climate profileUnited Kingdom
Flow Country
- Annual mean
- 8.3 °C
- Warmest month
- August
- Wettest month
- October
Park climate1991–2020 climate normals80 m source elevationNASA POWER
Review annual patterns in temperature, rainfall, humidity, and daylight for this representative location.
Monthly Climate Normals for North West Sutherland National Scenic Area: 1991 to 2020 Data
The climate profile for North West Sutherland National Scenic Area provides a detailed breakdown of monthly meteorological normals based on NASA POWER records from 1991 to 2020. These metrics offer insight into the long-term annual cycles of temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and daylight hours at a single representative coordinate within the landscape. Such data serves to characterize standard atmospheric conditions rather than current weather or park-wide variability.
Annual climate pattern
A cool maritime temperature cycle with daily precipitation highest in January
North West Sutherland National Scenic Area annual climate pattern
North West Sutherland National Scenic Area's 1991–2020 mean temperature moves from 4.9°C in February to 13.2°C in August, while average minima and maxima show the thermal range. At a point near 80 metres, daily precipitation averages 2.70 mm in May and 4.38 mm in January, describing climate normals rather than a forecast or uniform conditions across the scenic area.
- Annual mean
- 8.6 °C
- Warmest month
- August
- Coolest month
- February
- Wettest month
- January
Twelve-month climate
Analyze average temperature bounds, daily precipitation rates, wind speed, humidity, and calculated daylight across the calendar year.
North West Sutherland National Scenic Area Weather by Month: Complete Twelve-Month Climate Comparison
Examine twelve months of recorded climate data to evaluate how average temperatures, daily precipitation rates, relative humidity, and wind speeds shift across the calendar year. Tracking these long-term baseline normals alongside calculated daylight hours provides a clear climatological overview for a representative coordinate within the terrain.
| Mean temperature | Precipitation | Humidity | Wind speed | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2 °C1° to 9.9° | 4.4 mm/day | 87.1% | 9 m/s | 6.9 hours |
| February | 4.9 °C0.7° to 9.3° | 4 mm/day | 86.3% | 8.7 m/s | 9 hours |
| March | 5.5 °C0.9° to 9.9° | 3.5 mm/day | 85.9% | 8.1 m/s | 11.5 hours |
| April | 6.9 °C2.2° to 12.6° | 2.8 mm/day | 85.2% | 6.9 m/s | 14.1 hours |
| May | 8.9 °C3.8° to 16.6° | 2.7 mm/day | 84.4% | 6 m/s | 16.5 hours |
| June | 11.1 °C6.7° to 17.6° | 2.9 mm/day | 85.6% | 5.6 m/s | 17.8 hours |
| July | 13.1 °C8.9° to 19.7° | 3.1 mm/day | 86.8% | 5.3 m/s | 17.2 hours |
| August | 13.2 °C9.3° to 18.8° | 3.5 mm/day | 87% | 5.7 m/s | 15 hours |
| September | 11.9 °C7.7° to 17.1° | 3.7 mm/day | 86.8% | 6.7 m/s | 12.4 hours |
| October | 9.6 °C5.3° to 14.3° | 4.3 mm/day | 86.8% | 7.7 m/s | 9.8 hours |
| November | 7.4 °C3° to 12° | 4.3 mm/day | 86.9% | 8.3 m/s | 7.4 hours |
| December | 5.8 °C1.4° to 10.8° | 4.3 mm/day | 86.4% | 8.5 m/s | 6.2 hours |
Compare two months
See two months side by side and how much they differ. Both use the same 1991–2020 climate normals and NASA POWER data point as the table above, so they show typical conditions, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature
- February: 4.9 °C
- August: 13.2 °C
- Change from February to August: +8.3 °C
- Precipitation
- February: 4 mm/day
- August: 3.5 mm/day
- Change from February to August: -0.5 mm/day
- Daylight
- February: 9 hours
- August: 15 hours
- Change from February to August: +6.1 hours
Calculated climate highlights
Comparing long-term monthly averages for temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, and daylight duration
Calculated Monthly Climate Contrasts and Highlights in North West Sutherland National Scenic Area
Derived from thirty years of climatology records, these calculated comparisons identify the high and low points across twelve monthly normals for a sampled coordinate in North West Sutherland National Scenic Area. Values reflect comparative monthly averages rather than observed weather extremes, summarizing annual patterns without implying uniform conditions across the entire protected landscape.
- Warmest month
- August13.2 °C
- Coolest month
- February4.9 °C
- Wettest month
- January4.4 mm/day
- Driest month
- May2.7 mm/day
- Most humid month
- January87.1%
- Windiest month
- January9 m/s
- Longest daylight
- June17.8 hours
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