Foula weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Foula is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 30/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,232
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 30/100
- Rain / year
- 1,103 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 46 m
When is the best time to visit Foula?
Foula never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 30/100, 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 Foula?
Foula isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,232 hours of sunshine a year. July (30/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #38 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,103 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 | 5° / 41°F | 128 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 93 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 86 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 59 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 8° / 46°F | 62 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| June | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 66 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 76 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 92 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 11° / 52°F | 95 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 118 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| November | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 113 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 115 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
Sea temperature in Foula by month
The sea off Foula is warmest in August 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 · 309 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 325 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 354 km · best in Aug · 998 h sun/yr
- Bergen Norway · 402 km · best in Jul · 1,312 h sun/yr
- Haugesund Norway · 416 km · best in Aug · 1,459 h sun/yr
- Stavanger Norway · 455 km · best in Jul · 1,536 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lerwick, Shetland Islands United Kingdom · 45 km · 1,167 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lerwick, Shetland United Kingdom · 50 km · 1,364 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Fair Isle United Kingdom · 69 km · 1,361 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- North Ronaldsay United Kingdom · 87 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Papa Westray, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 98 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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