Sanday weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Sanday 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
- 1,222
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 34/100
- Rain / year
- 1,122 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 14°C / 57°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 16 m
When is the best time to visit Sanday?
Sanday 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 Sanday?
Sanday isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,222 hours of sunshine a year. August (34/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #42 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 | 7° / 45°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 95 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°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 | 12° / 54°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 | 14° / 57°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 | 11° / 52°F |
| November | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 116 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 7° / 45°F | 116 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Sanday by month
The sea off Sanday is warmest in August at around 14°C / 57°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 · 208 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 229 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 370 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 392 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 404 km · best in Aug · 998 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 434 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Stronsay United Kingdom · 11 km · 1,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Eday United Kingdom · 13 km · 1,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- North Ronaldsay United Kingdom · 15 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Papa Westray, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 22 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Westray, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 24 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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