Photo: Paul McIlroy · CC BY-SA 2.0Hardly any UK towns see harsher January nights than Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 18.8°C (66°F). Seasons differ by 18°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 94% of UK towns. Frost greets about 57 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,028 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 3rd wettest of 26 Fife towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Leuchars
A frosty town: 57 air frosts and 1 days of 25°C a year
On about 57 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 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 27 miles north-east of Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans, 10 m (33 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 | 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 Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans 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 Fife 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans | 18.8°C | 0.7°C | 1,028 mm |
| Crossgates 1.9 mi | 18.9°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 963 mm |
| Lochgelly 2.1 mi | 19.1°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 945 mm |
| Kelty 2.1 mi | 18.8°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 1,032 mm |
| Ballingry 3.7 mi | 18.4°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 1,105 mm |
| Dunfermline 4.1 mi | 19.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.5°C milder | 930 mm |
| Cardenden and Auchterderran 4.4 mi | 19.1°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 942 mm |
Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans 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 | 0.7°C 33°F | 3.4°C | 99 mm 3.9 in |
| February | 6.8°C 44°F | 0.7°C 33°F | 3.7°C | 86 mm 3.4 in |
| March | 8.8°C 48°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 5.2°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| April | 11.3°C 52°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 7.4°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| May | 14.3°C 58°F | 5.8°C 42°F | 10.0°C | 62 mm 2.5 in |
| June | 16.9°C 62°F | 8.8°C 48°F | 12.7°C | 78 mm 3.1 in |
| July | 18.8°C 66°F | 10.4°C 51°F | 14.6°C | 86 mm 3.4 in |
| August | 18.5°C 65°F | 10.3°C 51°F | 14.3°C | 92 mm 3.6 in |
| September | 16.1°C 61°F | 8.5°C 47°F | 12.2°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| October | 12.3°C 54°F | 5.6°C 42°F | 8.9°C | 112 mm 4.4 in |
| November | 8.6°C 48°F | 2.7°C 37°F | 5.6°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| December | 6.2°C 43°F | 0.5°C 33°F | 3.3°C | 105 mm 4.1 in |
| Year | 12.1°C | 4.9°C | 8.5°C | 1,028 mm |
Where Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans’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 Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans’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, 27 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 Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans’s climate
How warm does Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.8°C (66°F). About 1 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 97% of UK towns.
How cold does Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans get in winter?
December nights average 0.5°C (33°F). The air drops below freezing on about 57 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans get?
About 1,028 mm (40 in) a year, more than 79% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (112 mm) and April the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Leuchars (27 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 Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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