Climate of Islay

The island Islay has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Islay is 23° degrees and there is about 305 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 85 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 8°C and 15°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 6°C and 14°C
Rain: it rains 247 days and there is a total of approximately 776 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 1 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2163 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 8°C and 15°C
Warmest month:	15°C in July
Coldest month:	8°C in January
Night temperature:	between 6°C and 14°C
Dry days:	117 days
Days with rain:	247 days
Days with snow:	1 days
Total rain sum:	776 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2163 hours

Climate of Islay
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Islay
The best travel time for Islay
Climate of Islay by month
Experiences with the weather of Islay

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Islay.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Islay.

Climate table of Islay

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Islay. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Islay might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	47	46	47	49	53	57	59	59	58	55	51	48
Night temp. (°F)	43	43	44	46	49	53	56	57	56	52	48	45
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	31	24	25	15	17	18	22	28	21	33	36	35
Days with rain	24	19	19	17	18	16	20	24	20	22	24	24
Days with snow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Dry days	7	9	12	13	13	14	11	7	10	9	6	6
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	4	5	8	8	9	8	7	6	4	4	4
Wind force (Bft)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
UV-index	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2

Best time to visit Islay

The best time to visit Islay, Scotland is January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and little precipitation. On the island of Islay, the warmest month is July with 59°F and the coldest is February with 46°F.

Climate of Islay by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Islay? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January