Nights turn raw in Dundee each January, colder than in 94% of UK towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 19.4°C (67°F). Only 19°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 84% of UK towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 44 nights a year below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Dundee at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Dundee feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 778 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.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Leuchars
44 air frosts and 1 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 1 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 Leuchars
Leuchars is 7.8 miles south-east of Dundee, 10 m (33 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C | 0.7°C | 64 mm | 12.1 | 60 |
| February | 7.7°C | 1.0°C | 47 mm | 10.4 | 87 |
| March | 9.6°C | 2.1°C | 46 mm | 8.2 | 124 |
| April | 11.8°C | 3.8°C | 43 mm | 3.4 | 161 |
| May | 14.5°C | 6.1°C | 50 mm | 1.0 | 198 |
| June | 17.2°C | 9.1°C | 63 mm | 0.0 | 172 |
| July | 19.3°C | 10.9°C | 65 mm | 0.0 | 173 |
| August | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 69 mm | 0.0 | 162 |
| September | 16.8°C | 9.0°C | 55 mm | 0.0 | 133 |
| October | 13.2°C | 6.2°C | 81 mm | 1.6 | 101 |
| November | 9.5°C | 2.9°C | 68 mm | 6.8 | 76 |
| December | 7.0°C | 0.9°C | 63 mm | 12.0 | 52 |
| Year | 12.7°C | 5.3°C | 714 mm | 56 | 1,498 |
Met Office historic station data, Leuchars, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Dundee 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 Dundee City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 19.4°C | 0.9°C | 778 mm |
| Newport-on-Tay and Wormit 2.9 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 725 mm |
| Tayport 3.7 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 797 mm |
| Monifieth 5.3 mi | 19.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Carnoustie 9.5 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Cupar 11.1 mi | 19.6°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 770 mm |
| St Andrews 11.4 mi | 19.6°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 745 mm |
Dundee 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 | 6.6°C 44°F | 0.9°C 34°F | 3.8°C | 71 mm 2.8 in |
| February | 7.5°C 45°F | 1.3°C 34°F | 4.3°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| March | 9.5°C 49°F | 2.3°C 36°F | 5.9°C | 52 mm 2.0 in |
| April | 11.9°C 53°F | 4.2°C 39°F | 8.0°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| May | 14.9°C 59°F | 6.5°C 44°F | 10.7°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| June | 17.5°C 63°F | 9.4°C 49°F | 13.4°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| July | 19.4°C 67°F | 11.2°C 52°F | 15.3°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| August | 19.1°C 66°F | 10.9°C 52°F | 15.0°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| September | 16.7°C 62°F | 9.1°C 48°F | 12.9°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| October | 12.9°C 55°F | 6.2°C 43°F | 9.6°C | 89 mm 3.5 in |
| November | 9.2°C 49°F | 3.1°C 38°F | 6.2°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| December | 6.7°C 44°F | 1.0°C 34°F | 3.8°C | 65 mm 2.5 in |
| Year | 12.7°C | 5.5°C | 9.1°C | 778 mm |
Where Dundee’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 13 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Dundee’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 Leuchars, 7.8 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 Dundee’s climate
How warm does Dundee get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.4°C (67°F). About 1 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 96% of UK towns.
How cold does Dundee get in winter?
January nights average 0.9°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 44 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dundee get?
About 778 mm (31 in) a year, more than 50% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (89 mm) and April the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Leuchars (7.8 miles away), averages 1,498 hours of bright sunshine a year. Sunshine isn’t on the town grid, so this is the station’s figure.
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 Dundee. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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