Few towns in England and Wales get fewer days of 25 degrees or more than Dalkeith
July afternoons reach 19.3°C (67°F) on a typical day and January nights drop to 1.5°C (35°F); 793 mm (31 in) of rain falls in a year. In January, nights here are colder than in 77% of towns in England and Wales. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 60% of towns in England and Wales.
A year in Dalkeith at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Dalkeith feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 793 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 5th wettest of 7 Midlothian towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Leuchars
43 air frosts and 2 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 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 Leuchars
Leuchars is 34 miles north of Dalkeith, 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 Dalkeith compares
Against the 2,178 towns and cities of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Midlothian towns that size. Scotland’s towns are placed among England and Wales’s, on the same Met Office grid.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalkeith | 19.3°C | 1.5°C | 793 mm |
| Mayfield 1.5 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 790 mm |
| Bonnyrigg 2.3 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Danderhall 2.4 mi | 19.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 747 mm |
| Musselburgh 3.3 mi | 19.4°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 683 mm |
| Gorebridge 3.3 mi | 18.5°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.6°C 0.9°C colder | 839 mm |
| Wallyford 3.6 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 651 mm |
Dalkeith 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 | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.3°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| February | 7.4°C 45°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.4°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| March | 9.3°C 49°F | 2.5°C 37°F | 5.9°C | 50 mm 1.9 in |
| April | 11.9°C 53°F | 4.1°C 39°F | 8.0°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| May | 14.9°C 59°F | 6.4°C 43°F | 10.6°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| June | 17.5°C 63°F | 9.3°C 49°F | 13.4°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| July | 19.3°C 67°F | 11.1°C 52°F | 15.2°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| August | 19.0°C 66°F | 10.9°C 52°F | 14.9°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| September | 16.6°C 62°F | 9.1°C 48°F | 12.9°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| October | 13.0°C 55°F | 6.4°C 43°F | 9.7°C | 90 mm 3.5 in |
| November | 9.3°C 49°F | 3.6°C 38°F | 6.5°C | 83 mm 3.3 in |
| December | 7.0°C 45°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.3°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| Year | 12.7°C | 5.6°C | 9.2°C | 793 mm |
Where Dalkeith’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the Met Office 2 km grid square nearest Dalkeith’s centre (the town is smaller than one square).
- 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, 34 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, read the same way; Scotland’s towns are placed among them.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Dalkeith’s climate
How warm does Dalkeith get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.3°C (67°F). About 2 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 97% of towns in England and Wales.
How cold does Dalkeith get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 43 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dalkeith get?
About 793 mm (31 in) a year, more than 60% of towns in England and Wales. October is the wettest month (90 mm) and April the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Leuchars (34 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 Dalkeith. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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