Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 44/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,329
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 44/100
- Rain / year
- 1,356 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 15°C / 59°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 11 m
When is the best time to visit Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute?
Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 44/100, 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 Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute?
Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,329 hours of sunshine a year. July (44/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #25 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,356 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 | 5° / 41°F | 140 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 106 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 98 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 7° / 45°F | 74 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| May | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 86 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 92 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| July | 44 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 106 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 42 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 122 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| September | 39 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 105 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| October | 25 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 143 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| November | 10 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 142 mm | 0 | 12° / 54°F |
| December | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 142 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
Sea temperature in Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute by month
The sea off Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute is warmest in August at around 15°C / 59°F, and coolest in February 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 · 107 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
- Belfast United Kingdom · 114 km · best in Jul · 1,263 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 116 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 183 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Castletown Isle of Man · 206 km · best in Jul · 1,459 h sun/yr
- Inverness United Kingdom · 247 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Colonsay United Kingdom · 42 km · 1,375 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Campbeltown United Kingdom · 45 km · 1,303 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Derry United Kingdom · 91 km · 1,326 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Balemartine, Argyll and Bute United Kingdom · 98 km · 1,378 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Oban United Kingdom · 102 km · 1,046 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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