Coll weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Coll is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 37/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,379
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 37/100
- Rain / year
- 1,440 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 14°C / 57°F
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Coll?
Coll never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 37/100, 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 Coll?
Coll isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,379 hours of sunshine a year. August (37/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #19 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,440 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 | 159 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 118 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 109 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 75 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| May | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 87 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 89 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 100 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 37 | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 124 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 33 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 111 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| October | 25 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 156 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| November | 15 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 150 mm | 0 | 12° / 54°F |
| December | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 162 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
Sea temperature in Coll by month
The sea off Coll is warmest in July at around 14°C / 57°F, and coolest in March at 8°C / 46°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
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 158 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 176 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
- Inverness United Kingdom · 187 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 213 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Belfast United Kingdom · 218 km · best in Jul · 1,263 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 276 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Balemartine, Argyll and Bute United Kingdom · 19 km · 1,378 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Colonsay United Kingdom · 65 km · 1,375 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Eoligarry United Kingdom · 69 km · 1,232 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Oban United Kingdom · 76 km · 1,046 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute United Kingdom · 105 km · 1,329 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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