Hardly any UK towns see harsher January nights than Ellon
Midsummer highs settle at about 18.7°C (66°F). Rain peaks in October and eases off in April. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 95% of UK towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit July and August, with highs of 18–19°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Ellon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Ellon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 802 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 21st wettest of 23 Aberdeenshire towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
A frosty town: 61 air frosts and 2 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 2 days a year reach 25°C (77°F).
Day counts are 1991–2020 averages from the Met Office’s 2 km grid. The Met Office calls a day of 25°C or more a summer day and a night below 0°C an air frost; ground frosts, on grass, come more often.
The Met Office station at Braemar
Braemar is 55 miles south-west of Ellon, 339 m (1,112 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full; at that distance read it for sunshine and the station’s own record, not as the town’s figures.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.8°C | −1.2°C | 100 mm | 17.3 |
| February | 5.2°C | −1.1°C | 72 mm | 16.7 |
| March | 7.2°C | −0.2°C | 66 mm | 15.3 |
| April | 10.1°C | 1.4°C | 59 mm | 10.3 |
| May | 13.7°C | 3.7°C | 59 mm | 5.4 |
| June | 16.0°C | 7.0°C | 59 mm | 0.6 |
| July | 18.0°C | 8.8°C | 71 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 17.4°C | 8.4°C | 71 mm | 0.3 |
| September | 15.0°C | 6.5°C | 68 mm | 1.4 |
| October | 10.9°C | 3.8°C | 105 mm | 5.7 |
| November | 7.4°C | 0.9°C | 103 mm | 11.0 |
| December | 5.0°C | −1.3°C | 94 mm | 17.0 |
| Year | 10.9°C | 3.1°C | 927 mm | 101 |
Met Office historic station data, Braemar, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Ellon compares
Against the 2,537 towns and cities of 2,500 or more across the UK, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Aberdeenshire towns that size.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a few miles.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellon | 18.7°C | 0.6°C | 802 mm |
| Newmachar 8.1 mi | 18.4°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 863 mm |
| Oldmeldrum 9.3 mi | 18.8°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.8°C colder | 880 mm |
| Mintlaw 11.2 mi | 17.6°C 1.0°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 899 mm |
| Dyce 12.0 mi | 17.9°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.0°C about the same | 901 mm |
Ellon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (the Met Office’s HadUK-Grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C 43°F | 0.6°C 33°F | 3.4°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| February | 7.1°C 45°F | 0.8°C 33°F | 4.0°C | 62 mm 2.4 in |
| March | 9.0°C 48°F | 1.8°C 35°F | 5.4°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| April | 11.4°C 53°F | 3.5°C 38°F | 7.4°C | 52 mm 2.1 in |
| May | 14.1°C 57°F | 5.3°C 42°F | 9.8°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| June | 16.3°C 61°F | 8.5°C 47°F | 12.5°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| July | 18.7°C 66°F | 10.5°C 51°F | 14.6°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| August | 18.4°C 65°F | 10.4°C 51°F | 14.3°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| September | 16.2°C 61°F | 8.6°C 47°F | 12.3°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| October | 12.6°C 55°F | 5.8°C 42°F | 9.2°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| November | 8.9°C 48°F | 2.7°C 37°F | 5.9°C | 90 mm 3.5 in |
| December | 6.5°C 44°F | 0.2°C 32°F | 3.3°C | 74 mm 2.9 in |
| Year | 12.1°C | 4.9°C | 8.5°C | 802 mm |
Where Ellon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Ellon’s locality.
- Highs and lows: the Met Office publishes average daily maxima and minima on its 12 km grid; each is moved by the difference between the town’s 2 km mean temperature and the 12 km square’s, which carries the town’s own height and setting over.
- Weather station and sunshine: Met Office historic station data for Braemar, 55 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more across the UK, all four nations, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Ellon’s climate
How warm does Ellon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.7°C (66°F). About 2 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 95% of UK towns.
How cold does Ellon get in winter?
December nights average 0.2°C (32°F). The air drops below freezing on about 61 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ellon get?
About 802 mm (32 in) a year, more than 55% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (97 mm) and April the driest (52 mm).
Where do these figures come from?
The Met Office’s HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages, which turn thousands of weather stations into a map of the UK in 2 km squares; the page reads the squares inside Ellon. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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