North Ronaldsay weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
North Ronaldsay 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
- 1,223
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 34/100
- Rain / year
- 1,122 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 15 m
When is the best time to visit North Ronaldsay?
North Ronaldsay 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 North Ronaldsay?
North Ronaldsay isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,223 hours of sunshine a year. August (34/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #39 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,122 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 | 6° / 43°F | 128 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 95 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 6° / 43°F | 88 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| April | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 7° / 45°F | 61 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 8° / 46°F | 63 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| June | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 70 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 75 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 90 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 28 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 94 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 126 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 116 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 7° / 45°F | 116 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in North Ronaldsay by month
The sea off North Ronaldsay is warmest in July at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in March 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 · 224 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 241 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 384 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 399 km · best in Aug · 998 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 406 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
- Haugesund Norway · 433 km · best in Aug · 1,459 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sanday United Kingdom · 15 km · 1,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Stronsay United Kingdom · 26 km · 1,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Papa Westray, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 26 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Eday United Kingdom · 27 km · 1,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Westray, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 29 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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