Wick weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Wick is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 41/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,289
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 41/100
- Rain / year
- 1,028 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 14°C / 57°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 37 m
When is the best time to visit Wick?
Wick never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 41/100, 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 Wick?
Wick isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,289 hours of sunshine a year. July (41/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #33 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,028 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 | 6° / 43°F | 4° / 39°F | 101 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 4° / 39°F | 79 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 4° / 39°F | 73 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| April | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 56 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 66 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| June | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 71 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 81 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 95 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 86 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 21 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 119 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 103 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 98 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Wick by month
The sea off Wick 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 · 116 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 149 km · best in Jul · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 279 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 299 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 341 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
- Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom · 390 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kirkwall, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 57 km · 1,293 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Stronsay United Kingdom · 82 km · 1,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Eday United Kingdom · 83 km · 1,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sanday United Kingdom · 93 km · 1,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Westray, Orkney Islands United Kingdom · 99 km · 1,223 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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