Stronsay weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Stronsay is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 36/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,221
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 36/100
- Rain / year
- 1,039 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 14°C / 57°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Stronsay?
Stronsay never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 36/100, 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 Stronsay?
Stronsay isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,221 hours of sunshine a year. July (36/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #44 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,039 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 | 112 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 85 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 80 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| April | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 7° / 45°F | 55 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 59 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| June | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 68 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 73 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 13° / 55°F | 88 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 88 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 21 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 120 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 106 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 105 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Stronsay by month
The sea off Stronsay is warmest in August at around 14°C / 57°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
- Inverness United Kingdom · 197 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 219 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 359 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 380 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 410 km · best in Aug · 998 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 423 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Eday United Kingdom · 8 km · 1,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sanday United Kingdom · 11 km · 1,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Papa Westray, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 26 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- North Ronaldsay United Kingdom · 26 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Kirkwall, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 27 km · 1,293 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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