Balivanich weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Balivanich is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 33/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,235
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 33/100
- Rain / year
- 1,357 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 14°C / 57°F
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Balivanich?
Balivanich never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 33/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.
How sunny is Balivanich?
Balivanich isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,235 hours of sunshine a year. July (33/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #36 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,357 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 7° / 45°F | 151 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 109 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 101 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| April | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 72 mm | 2 | 9° / 48°F |
| May | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 81 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 83 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 33 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 102 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 32 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 115 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 32 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 113 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 20 | 12° / 54°F | 11° / 52°F | 143 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 10 | 10° / 50°F | 9° / 48°F | 138 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 149 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Balivanich by month
The sea off Balivanich is warmest in July at around 14°C / 57°F, and coolest in March at 7°C / 45°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Inverness United Kingdom · 198 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 253 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 279 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 297 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 311 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Belfast United Kingdom · 322 km · best in Jul · 1,263 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Eoligarry United Kingdom · 51 km · 1,232 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Stornoway United Kingdom · 102 km · 1,212 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Coll United Kingdom · 108 km · 1,379 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Balemartine, Argyll and Bute United Kingdom · 113 km · 1,378 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Oban United Kingdom · 164 km · 1,046 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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