Barra weather by month

Check out Barra weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature in Barra (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
7°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Barra7
7°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Barra7
8°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Barra8
10°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Barra10
13°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Barra13
15°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Barra15
16°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Barra16
16°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Barra16
14°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Barra14
12°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Barra12
9°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Barra9
8°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Barra8
Min temperature (night-time)
2°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Barra2
2°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Barra2
3°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Barra3
4°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Barra4
6°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Barra6
9°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Barra9
11°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Barra11
11°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Barra11
9°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Barra9
8°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Barra8
4°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Barra4
3°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Barra3
Heat & Humidity
No heat & humidity in January in Barra0
No heat & humidity in February in Barra0
No heat & humidity in March in Barra0
No heat & humidity in April in Barra0
No heat & humidity in May in Barra0
No heat & humidity in June in Barra0
No heat & humidity in July in Barra0
No heat & humidity in August in Barra0
No heat & humidity in September in Barra0
No heat & humidity in October in Barra0
No heat & humidity in November in Barra0
No heat & humidity in December in Barra0
Sea temperature
9°C sea temperature in January in Barra9
8°C sea temperature in February in Barra8
8°C sea temperature in March in Barra8
8°C sea temperature in April in Barra8
10°C sea temperature in May in Barra10
11°C sea temperature in June in Barra11
13°C sea temperature in July in Barra13
14°C sea temperature in August in Barra14
13°C sea temperature in September in Barra13
12°C sea temperature in October in Barra12
11°C sea temperature in November in Barra11
10°C sea temperature in December in Barra10

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Barra

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
8 hours of daylight per day in January in Barra8
10 hours of daylight per day in February in Barra10
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Barra12
14 hours of daylight per day in April in Barra14
17 hours of daylight per day in May in Barra17
18 hours of daylight per day in June in Barra18
17 hours of daylight per day in July in Barra17
15 hours of daylight per day in August in Barra15
13 hours of daylight per day in September in Barra13
10 hours of daylight per day in October in Barra10
8 hours of daylight per day in November in Barra8
7 hours of daylight per day in December in Barra7
UV Index (Maximum)
No UV (maximum) index in January in Barra0
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in February in Barra1
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in March in Barra2
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in April in Barra3
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in May in Barra4
UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate) in June in Barra5
UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate) in July in Barra5
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in August in Barra4
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in September in Barra3
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in October in Barra1
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in November in Barra1
No UV (maximum) index in December in Barra0

Rainfall in Barra

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
23 days with some rainfall in January in Barra23
18 days with some rainfall in February in Barra18
21 days with some rainfall in March in Barra21
17 days with some rainfall in April in Barra17
16 days with some rainfall in May in Barra16
16 days with some rainfall in June in Barra16
17 days with some rainfall in July in Barra17
19 days with some rainfall in August in Barra19
20 days with some rainfall in September in Barra20
22 days with some rainfall in October in Barra22
22 days with some rainfall in November in Barra22
23 days with some rainfall in December in Barra23
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
150 mm monthly rainfall in January in Barra150
97 mm monthly rainfall in February in Barra97
117 mm monthly rainfall in March in Barra117
69 mm monthly rainfall in April in Barra69
69 mm monthly rainfall in May in Barra69
77 mm monthly rainfall in June in Barra77
93 mm monthly rainfall in July in Barra93
107 mm monthly rainfall in August in Barra107
145 mm monthly rainfall in September in Barra145
159 mm monthly rainfall in October in Barra159
151 mm monthly rainfall in November in Barra151
146 mm monthly rainfall in December in Barra146

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The climate guide for Scotland (Barra) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Barra?

Barra has a temperate climate with warm summers and some rainfall in all months.

Barra weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 7°C in Barra, Scotland in January based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 23 days with some rainfall and typically 150 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 7°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Barra7
    7°C max day temperature
  • 1 hour of sunshine per day
  • 23 days with some rainfall in January in Barra23
    23 days with some rainfall
  • 2°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Barra2
    2°C min night temperature
  • 8 hours of daylight per day in January in Barra8
    8 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in January in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 150 mm monthly rainfall in January in Barra150
    150 mm of monthly rainfall
  • No UV (maximum) index in January in Barra0
    No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
  • 9°C sea temperature in January in Barra9
    9°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 7°C in Barra, Scotland in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 97 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 7°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Barra7
    7°C max day temperature
  • 2 hours of sunshine per day
  • 18 days with some rainfall in February in Barra18
    18 days with some rainfall
  • 2°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Barra2
    2°C min night temperature
  • 10 hours of daylight per day in February in Barra10
    10 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in February in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 97 mm monthly rainfall in February in Barra97
    97 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in February in Barra1
    1 (Low) UV index
  • 8°C sea temperature in February in Barra8
    8°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 8°C in Barra, Scotland in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 21 days with some rainfall and typically 117 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 8°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Barra8
    8°C max day temperature
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • 21 days with some rainfall in March in Barra21
    21 days with some rainfall
  • 3°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Barra3
    3°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in March in Barra12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in March in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 117 mm monthly rainfall in March in Barra117
    117 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in March in Barra2
    2 (Low) UV index
  • 8°C sea temperature in March in Barra8
    8°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 10°C in Barra, Scotland in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 69 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 10°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Barra10
    10°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 17 days with some rainfall in April in Barra17
    17 days with some rainfall
  • 4°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Barra4
    4°C min night temperature
  • 14 hours of daylight per day in April in Barra14
    14 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in April in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 69 mm monthly rainfall in April in Barra69
    69 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in April in Barra3
    3 (Moderate) UV index
  • 8°C sea temperature in April in Barra8
    8°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 13°C in Barra, Scotland in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 69 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 13°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Barra13
    13°C max day temperature
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • 16 days with some rainfall in May in Barra16
    16 days with some rainfall
  • 6°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Barra6
    6°C min night temperature
  • 17 hours of daylight per day in May in Barra17
    17 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in May in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 69 mm monthly rainfall in May in Barra69
    69 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in May in Barra4
    4 (Moderate) UV index
  • 10°C sea temperature in May in Barra10
    10°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 15°C in Barra, Scotland in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 77 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 15°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Barra15
    15°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 16 days with some rainfall in June in Barra16
    16 days with some rainfall
  • 9°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Barra9
    9°C min night temperature
  • 18 hours of daylight per day in June in Barra18
    18 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in June in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 77 mm monthly rainfall in June in Barra77
    77 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate) in June in Barra5
    5 (Moderate) UV index
  • 11°C sea temperature in June in Barra11
    11°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 16°C in Barra, Scotland in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 93 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 16°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Barra16
    16°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 17 days with some rainfall in July in Barra17
    17 days with some rainfall
  • 11°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Barra11
    11°C min night temperature
  • 17 hours of daylight per day in July in Barra17
    17 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in July in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 93 mm monthly rainfall in July in Barra93
    93 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate) in July in Barra5
    5 (Moderate) UV index
  • 13°C sea temperature in July in Barra13
    13°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 16°C in Barra, Scotland in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 107 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 16°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Barra16
    16°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 19 days with some rainfall in August in Barra19
    19 days with some rainfall
  • 11°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Barra11
    11°C min night temperature
  • 15 hours of daylight per day in August in Barra15
    15 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in August in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 107 mm monthly rainfall in August in Barra107
    107 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in August in Barra4
    4 (Moderate) UV index
  • 14°C sea temperature in August in Barra14
    14°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 14°C in Barra, Scotland in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 145 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 14°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Barra14
    14°C max day temperature
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • 20 days with some rainfall in September in Barra20
    20 days with some rainfall
  • 9°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Barra9
    9°C min night temperature
  • 13 hours of daylight per day in September in Barra13
    13 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in September in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 145 mm monthly rainfall in September in Barra145
    145 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in September in Barra3
    3 (Moderate) UV index
  • 13°C sea temperature in September in Barra13
    13°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 12°C in Barra, Scotland in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 22 days with some rainfall and typically 159 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 12°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Barra12
    12°C max day temperature
  • 3 hours of sunshine per day
  • 22 days with some rainfall in October in Barra22
    22 days with some rainfall
  • 8°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Barra8
    8°C min night temperature
  • 10 hours of daylight per day in October in Barra10
    10 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in October in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 159 mm monthly rainfall in October in Barra159
    159 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in October in Barra1
    1 (Low) UV index
  • 12°C sea temperature in October in Barra12
    12°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 9°C in Barra, Scotland in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 22 days with some rainfall and typically 151 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 9°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Barra9
    9°C max day temperature
  • 2 hours of sunshine per day
  • 22 days with some rainfall in November in Barra22
    22 days with some rainfall
  • 4°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Barra4
    4°C min night temperature
  • 8 hours of daylight per day in November in Barra8
    8 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in November in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 151 mm monthly rainfall in November in Barra151
    151 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in November in Barra1
    1 (Low) UV index
  • 11°C sea temperature in November in Barra11
    11°C sea temperature

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Barra weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 8°C in Barra, Scotland in December based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 23 days with some rainfall and typically 146 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 8°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Barra8
    8°C max day temperature
  • 1 hour of sunshine per day
  • 23 days with some rainfall in December in Barra23
    23 days with some rainfall
  • 3°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Barra3
    3°C min night temperature
  • 7 hours of daylight per day in December in Barra7
    7 hours of daylight per day
  • No heat & humidity in December in Barra0
    No heat & humidity
  • 146 mm monthly rainfall in December in Barra146
    146 mm of monthly rainfall
  • No UV (maximum) index in December in Barra0
    No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
  • 10°C sea temperature in December in Barra10
    10°C sea temperature

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The climate guide for Scotland (Barra) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

Compare Barra weather with the UK

The weather chart below compares the average monthly maximum daytime temperature for Barra, Western Isles, Scotland and the UK (London).

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