Eday weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Eday is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 36/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,221
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 36/100
- Rain / year
- 1,039 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Eday?
Eday never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 36/100, 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 Eday?
Eday isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,221 hours of sunshine a year. July (36/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #43 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,039 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 | 7° / 45°F | 6° / 43°F | 112 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 85 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 80 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 7° / 45°F | 55 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 59 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| June | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 68 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 73 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 88 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 88 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 21 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 120 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 106 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 7° / 45°F | 105 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Eday by month
The sea off Eday is warmest in July at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in January 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
- Inverness United Kingdom · 198 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 224 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 362 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 382 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 403 km · best in Aug · 998 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 424 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Stronsay United Kingdom · 8 km · 1,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sanday United Kingdom · 13 km · 1,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Papa Westray, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 19 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Westray, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 20 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Kirkwall, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 27 km · 1,293 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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