Few UK towns have colder winter nights than Callander
July afternoons average 18.5°C (65°F). January is the wettest month, May the driest. None of the 7 Stirling towns gets more rain. Windscreens need scraping on about 68 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Callander at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Callander feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,837 mm of rain a year
January is the wettest month and May the driest. About 65 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. The wettest of 7 Stirling towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Paisley
A frosty town: 68 air frosts and 3 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 3 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 Paisley
Paisley is 29 miles south of Callander, 32 m (105 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 | 7.1°C | 1.9°C | 147 mm | 8.5 | 39 |
| February | 7.8°C | 2.1°C | 111 mm | 7.3 | 69 |
| March | 9.9°C | 3.2°C | 100 mm | 4.3 | 103 |
| April | 12.9°C | 5.1°C | 72 mm | 0.9 | 133 |
| May | 16.1°C | 7.4°C | 63 mm | 0.1 | 184 |
| June | 18.3°C | 10.2°C | 67 mm | 0.0 | 161 |
| July | 19.7°C | 12.1°C | 76 mm | 0.0 | 149 |
| August | 19.5°C | 11.9°C | 90 mm | 0.0 | 151 |
| September | 16.7°C | 9.9°C | 99 mm | 0.0 | 116 |
| October | 12.9°C | 6.8°C | 134 mm | 0.9 | 89 |
| November | 9.6°C | 4.3°C | 133 mm | 3.6 | 54 |
| December | 6.8°C | 1.5°C | 136 mm | 9.7 | 36 |
| Year | 13.1°C | 6.4°C | 1,229 mm | 35 | 1,282 |
Met Office historic station data, Paisley, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Callander 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 Stirling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callander | 18.5°C | −0.1°C | 1,837 mm |
| Dunblane 9.8 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 0.7°C 0.8°C milder | 1,300 mm |
| Bridge of Allan 11.7 mi | 20.2°C 1.6°C warmer | 1.1°C 1.2°C milder | 973 mm |
Callander 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 | 5.8°C 42°F | −0.1°C 32°F | 2.8°C | 231 mm 9.1 in |
| February | 6.5°C 44°F | −0.1°C 32°F | 3.2°C | 173 mm 6.8 in |
| March | 8.2°C 47°F | 0.6°C 33°F | 4.5°C | 145 mm 5.7 in |
| April | 11.2°C 52°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 6.8°C | 99 mm 3.9 in |
| May | 14.5°C 58°F | 4.8°C 41°F | 9.6°C | 99 mm 3.9 in |
| June | 17.1°C 63°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 12.3°C | 110 mm 4.3 in |
| July | 18.5°C 65°F | 9.7°C 49°F | 14.1°C | 123 mm 4.8 in |
| August | 18.0°C 64°F | 9.4°C 49°F | 13.7°C | 133 mm 5.2 in |
| September | 15.6°C 60°F | 7.5°C 46°F | 11.6°C | 143 mm 5.6 in |
| October | 12.0°C 54°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 8.3°C | 189 mm 7.4 in |
| November | 8.5°C 47°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 5.2°C | 188 mm 7.4 in |
| December | 6.2°C 43°F | −0.1°C 32°F | 3.1°C | 203 mm 8.0 in |
| Year | 11.8°C | 4.0°C | 7.9°C | 1,837 mm |
Where Callander’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 Callander’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 Paisley, 29 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 Callander’s climate
How warm does Callander get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.5°C (65°F). About 3 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 87% of UK towns.
How cold does Callander get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C (32°F). The air drops below freezing on about 68 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Callander get?
About 1,837 mm (72 in) a year, more than almost every UK town. January is the wettest month (231 mm) and May the driest (99 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Paisley (29 miles away), averages 1,282 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 Callander. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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