Few UK towns have cooler summers than Buckie
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.7°C (35°F) on average. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 17°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 81% of UK towns. Long light evenings and highs of 18°C make July and August the time for the coast and the hills.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Buckie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Buckie feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 796 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. About 13 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 2nd wettest of 5 Moray towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Nairn
32 air frosts and under 1 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About under 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 Nairn
Nairn is 32 miles west of Buckie, 8 m (26 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 | 6.9°C | 0.9°C | 48 mm | 10.6 | 49 |
| February | 7.5°C | 1.0°C | 44 mm | 10.0 | 72 |
| March | 9.4°C | 2.2°C | 41 mm | 6.8 | 105 |
| April | 11.9°C | 3.8°C | 43 mm | 3.2 | 138 |
| May | 14.3°C | 5.8°C | 51 mm | 0.8 | 186 |
| June | 16.6°C | 8.8°C | 58 mm | 0.0 | 148 |
| July | 18.8°C | 10.8°C | 58 mm | 0.0 | 149 |
| August | 18.6°C | 10.6°C | 65 mm | 0.0 | 145 |
| September | 16.2°C | 8.7°C | 60 mm | 0.1 | 115 |
| October | 12.9°C | 5.9°C | 70 mm | 1.3 | 83 |
| November | 9.6°C | 3.0°C | 56 mm | 5.4 | 58 |
| December | 6.8°C | 0.5°C | 58 mm | 12.3 | 36 |
| Year | 12.5°C | 5.2°C | 651 mm | 51 | 1,284 |
Met Office historic station data, Nairn there is a site change in 1998, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Buckie 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 Moray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckie | 18.4°C | 1.7°C | 796 mm |
| Keith 9.1 mi | 17.9°C about the same | −0.3°C 2.0°C colder | 999 mm |
Buckie 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 | 7.4°C 45°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| February | 7.2°C 45°F | 1.0°C 34°F | 4.1°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| March | 8.9°C 48°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 5.4°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| April | 11.1°C 52°F | 3.5°C 38°F | 7.3°C | 45 mm 1.8 in |
| May | 13.9°C 57°F | 5.6°C 42°F | 9.7°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| June | 16.2°C 61°F | 8.4°C 47°F | 12.2°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| July | 18.4°C 65°F | 10.3°C 51°F | 14.3°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| August | 18.1°C 65°F | 10.3°C 51°F | 14.2°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| September | 16.2°C 61°F | 8.8°C 48°F | 12.4°C | 79 mm 3.1 in |
| October | 12.6°C 55°F | 6.0°C 43°F | 9.3°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| November | 9.2°C 49°F | 3.5°C 38°F | 6.3°C | 80 mm 3.1 in |
| December | 6.8°C 44°F | 1.0°C 34°F | 3.9°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| Year | 12.2°C | 5.2°C | 8.6°C | 796 mm |
Where Buckie’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 Buckie’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 Nairn there is a site change in 1998, 32 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 Buckie’s climate
How warm does Buckie get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.4°C (65°F). About under 1 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than almost every UK town.
How cold does Buckie get in winter?
December nights average 1.0°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 32 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Buckie get?
About 796 mm (31 in) a year, more than 54% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (97 mm) and April the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Nairn (32 miles away), averages 1,284 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 Buckie. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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