Dunfermline Temperature by Month
Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom has an average annual maximum temperature of 13°C (55°F), ranging from 8°C (46°F) in December to 20°C (68°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Dunfermline Monthly Temperatures
Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from pleasant to cold in Dunfermline. Nighttime lows follow the same pattern, ranging from 12°C (54°F) to 2°C (36°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Dunfermline by month:
The coolest part of the day is typically between 4 AM and 6 AM, while 3 PM is usually the warmest, when solar heating is at its peak. July, the city's warmest month, averages 160 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Dunfermline vs the United Kingdom
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United Kingdom. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Dunfermline vs World: Temperature Compared
Dunfermline's average annual maximum temperature is 13°C (55°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation — summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
What Does the Temperature Feel Like in Dunfermline?
Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story — humidity plays a big role in how warm or cold it actually feels. High humidity in summer makes the heat feel more intense, particularly once temperatures climb above 25°C. In winter, the same humidity can make cold air feel sharper than the thermometer suggests.
In the cooler months, when temperatures drop below 10°C, high humidity makes the cold feel more cutting than it would in dry conditions.
In Dunfermline, December is the coolest month, with average highs of 8°C (46°F) and humidity around 84% — considered very high. For a full picture, see our humidity page.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Dunfermline's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Dunfermline climate page.
