Wick has some of the coolest summers among UK towns
January nights here settle around 1.4°C (35°F). October is the wettest month, April the driest. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 74% of UK towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from October to May, which average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Wick at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Wick feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 765 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 11th wettest of 16 Highland towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
38 air frosts and 0 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 0 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 Wick Airport
Wick Airport is 0.9 miles north of Wick, 36 m (118 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 1.6°C | 73 mm | 7.6 |
| February | 6.6°C | 1.3°C | 63 mm | 8.5 |
| March | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 57 mm | 5.8 |
| April | 10.0°C | 3.9°C | 47 mm | 3.2 |
| May | 12.0°C | 5.5°C | 50 mm | 1.5 |
| June | 14.3°C | 8.2°C | 55 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 16.2°C | 10.1°C | 62 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 16.3°C | 10.4°C | 70 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 14.7°C | 8.9°C | 66 mm | 0.2 |
| October | 11.8°C | 6.5°C | 93 mm | 0.7 |
| November | 8.9°C | 3.9°C | 87 mm | 3.4 |
| December | 6.8°C | 1.7°C | 71 mm | 8.7 |
| Year | 11.0°C | 5.4°C | 794 mm | 40 |
Met Office historic station data, Wick Airport, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Wick 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 Highland towns that size.
Wick 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 | 7.0°C 45°F | 1.4°C 35°F | 4.2°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| February | 7.6°C 46°F | 1.3°C 34°F | 4.4°C | 60 mm 2.3 in |
| March | 9.0°C 48°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 5.5°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| April | 10.9°C 52°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 7.1°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| May | 13.0°C 55°F | 4.8°C 41°F | 8.9°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| June | 15.1°C 59°F | 7.5°C 45°F | 11.3°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| July | 17.0°C 63°F | 9.3°C 49°F | 13.2°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| August | 17.3°C 63°F | 9.7°C 49°F | 13.5°C | 67 mm 2.7 in |
| September | 15.6°C 60°F | 8.3°C 47°F | 12.0°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| October | 12.8°C 55°F | 6.2°C 43°F | 9.5°C | 89 mm 3.5 in |
| November | 9.8°C 50°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 6.8°C | 85 mm 3.3 in |
| December | 7.6°C 46°F | 1.8°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| Year | 11.9°C | 5.0°C | 8.4°C | 765 mm |
Where Wick’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 2 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Wick’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 Wick Airport, 0.9 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 Wick’s climate
How warm does Wick get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 17.3°C (63°F). About 0 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than almost every UK town.
How cold does Wick get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 38 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Wick get?
About 765 mm (30 in) a year, less than 52% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (89 mm) and April the driest (46 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 Wick. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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