Dundee weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Dundee is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 56/100), with August and June close behind. Dundee averages about 1,272 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 98 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,272

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

56/100

Rain / year

999 mm

Snow / year

≈18 cm

Midday UV at peak

4 (moderate)

Population

152k

Elevation

Sea level

When is the best time to visit Dundee?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Dundee is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 87 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Dundee?

Dundee isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,272 hours of sunshine a year. 56 Sunshine Score points separate July (56) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #34 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 999 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

See Dundee on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Edinburgh United Kingdom · 60 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
• Aberdeen United Kingdom · 97 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
• Glasgow United Kingdom · 108 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
• Inverness United Kingdom · 136 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
• Glasgow United Kingdom · 143 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
• Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom · 178 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Oban United Kingdom · 146 km · 1,046 h sun/yr · best in Jul