Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Aberdeen weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Aberdeen, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 21°C on 2021-07-16; its coldest fell to -4°C on 1985-12-30.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
12°C1989-01-15
-2°C1987-01-12
10°C1998-01-10
-3°C1982-01-10
February
12°C2004-02-03
-1°C2018-02-28
11°C1998-02-14
-2°C1986-02-23
March
14°C2012-03-27
0°C2018-03-01
10°C2021-03-29
-2°C2001-03-02
April
14°C2025-04-28
3°C1998-04-13
10°C2025-04-28
0°C2021-04-05
May
18°C2026-05-25
5°C1982-05-01
12°C2026-05-31
2°C1997-05-06
June
19°C2017-06-17
7°C1991-06-02
15°C2023-06-24
5°C1991-06-03
July
21°C2021-07-16
11°C2000-07-16
16°C2003-07-17
9°C2000-07-17
August
20°C1995-08-21
11°C1993-08-22
17°C2004-08-09
8°C1986-08-31
September
20°C2023-09-09
9°C1988-09-29
16°C1999-09-02
6°C1986-09-14
October
18°C2025-10-06
5°C1993-10-15
14°C2013-10-07
2°C2008-10-28
November
16°C2022-11-11
2°C1985-11-29
12°C2021-11-19
-1°C1993-11-24
December
13°C1994-12-10
-1°C1995-12-27
11°C2015-12-19
-4°C1985-12-30

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
13°C1994-12-10
-2°C1987-01-12
11°C2015-12-19
-4°C1985-12-30
Spring (Mar–May)
18°C2026-05-25
0°C2018-03-01
12°C2026-05-31
-2°C2001-03-02
Summer (Jun–Aug)
21°C2021-07-16
7°C1991-06-02
17°C2004-08-09
5°C1991-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
20°C2023-09-09
2°C1985-11-29
16°C1999-09-02
-1°C1993-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Aberdeen has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 21°C 2021-07-16
Lowest -2°C 1987-01-12

Low

Highest 17°C 2004-08-09
Lowest -4°C 1985-12-30

Feels-like

Highest 17°C 2004-08-09
Lowest -11°C 1987-01-12

Humidity

Highest 13.6 g/m³ 1997-08-19
Lowest 2.8 g/m³ 2013-03-11

Wind

Highest 78 km/h 2026-04-05
Lowest 5 km/h 2000-07-29

Gust

Highest 130 km/h 2021-11-26
Lowest 9 km/h 2000-03-29

Precip

Wettest 58 mm 2002-10-22
Driest 7-day dry spell 1980-05-09

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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