Lerwick, Shetland Islands weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Lerwick, Shetland Islands is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 34/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,167
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 34/100
- Rain / year
- 1,113 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Lerwick, Shetland Islands?
Lerwick, Shetland Islands never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 34/100, 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 Lerwick, Shetland Islands?
Lerwick, Shetland Islands isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,167 hours of sunshine a year. August (34/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #46 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,113 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 | 127 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 93 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 87 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| April | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 59 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 8° / 46°F | 61 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| June | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 65 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 79 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 94 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 28 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 97 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 121 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| November | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 8° / 46°F | 114 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 116 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Lerwick, Shetland Islands by month
The sea off Lerwick, Shetland Islands is warmest in July at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in January at 7°C / 45°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 · 336 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 337 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Bergen Norway · 357 km · best in Jul · 1,312 h sun/yr
- Haugesund Norway · 373 km · best in Aug · 1,459 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 385 km · best in Aug · 998 h sun/yr
- Stavanger Norway · 414 km · best in Jul · 1,536 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lerwick, Shetland United Kingdom · 35 km · 1,364 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Foula United Kingdom · 45 km · 1,232 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Fair Isle United Kingdom · 76 km · 1,361 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- North Ronaldsay United Kingdom · 113 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sanday United Kingdom · 129 km · 1,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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