Fair Isle weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Fair Isle is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 29/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,361
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 29/100
- Rain / year
- 1,057 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 70 m
When is the best time to visit Fair Isle?
Fair Isle never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 29/100, 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 Fair Isle?
Fair Isle isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,361 hours of sunshine a year. August (29/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #24 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,057 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 | 122 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 90 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 82 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 6° / 43°F | 56 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 8° / 46°F | 58 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| June | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 66 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 12° / 54°F | 70 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 86 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 11° / 52°F | 87 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 119 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 8° / 46°F | 111 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 110 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
Sea temperature in Fair Isle by month
The sea off Fair Isle 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
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 262 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Inverness United Kingdom · 262 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Haugesund Norway · 387 km · best in Aug · 1,459 h sun/yr
- Bergen Norway · 391 km · best in Jul · 1,312 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 412 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 416 km · best in Aug · 998 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lerwick, Shetland United Kingdom · 43 km · 1,364 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- North Ronaldsay United Kingdom · 49 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sanday United Kingdom · 62 km · 1,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Foula United Kingdom · 69 km · 1,232 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Stronsay United Kingdom · 71 km · 1,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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