Lerwick, Shetland weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Lerwick, Shetland is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 35/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,364
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 35/100
- Rain / year
- 1,113 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 Lerwick, Shetland?
Lerwick, Shetland never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 35/100, 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?
Lerwick, Shetland isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,364 hours of sunshine a year. August (35/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #23 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above 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 | 8° / 46°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 | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 65 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 79 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 94 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 97 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 121 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°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 by month
The sea off Lerwick, Shetland is warmest in July at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in February 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
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 302 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Inverness United Kingdom · 304 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Bergen Norway · 364 km · best in Jul · 1,312 h sun/yr
- Haugesund Norway · 370 km · best in Aug · 1,459 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 404 km · best in Aug · 998 h sun/yr
- Stavanger Norway · 408 km · best in Jul · 1,536 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lerwick, Shetland Islands United Kingdom · 35 km · 1,167 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Fair Isle United Kingdom · 43 km · 1,361 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Foula United Kingdom · 50 km · 1,232 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- North Ronaldsay United Kingdom · 86 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sanday United Kingdom · 100 km · 1,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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