If you want to visit any of Shetland Islands, generally the best time to visit is January through November. In this period you have a very cold temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Shetland Islands is 57°F in August and the lowest is 45°F in January.
In the table below you can quickly see the average weather per month in Shetland Islands, the monthly temperature or when the precipitation is highest. The monthly average climate data is based on data from the last 30 years.
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Shetland Islands has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Shetland Islands is 21° degrees and there is about 245 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 78 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate Shetland Islands by month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Day temp. (°F)
45
45
45
47
49
53
56
57
55
52
49
46
Night temp. (°F)
42
42
42
44
47
51
54
55
53
50
46
43
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Precipitation (inch)
27
21
23
12
13
9
14
21
21
27
26
30
Days with rain
24
20
22
18
16
13
17
20
20
22
24
25
Days with snow
1
2
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Dry days
6
6
7
11
15
17
14
11
10
9
6
4
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sun hours per day
3
3
4
7
8
10
8
7
6
4
4
2
Wind force (Bft)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
UV-index
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Shetland Islands weather by month
What is the average Shetland Islands weather like in a given month? Let's find out! Click on a month to check all the monthly averages for sunshine, temperature highs and lows, percentage chance of rain per day, snowfall accumulation and number of rainy days.
The weather for Shetland Islands over the next 14 days will be 41°F till 50° with several days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.
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