Inverness Temperature by Month
The average annual maximum temperature in Inverness, Highlands, United Kingdom is 13°C (55°F), with daytime highs ranging from 7°C (45°F) in January to 19°C (66°F) in July. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Inverness compares to cities worldwide.
Inverness Monthly Temperatures
In Inverness, temperatures differ significantly between summer and winter months. Nighttime lows reflect this range, dropping from 11°C (52°F) in July to 1°C (34°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Inverness by month:
From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak. July, the warmest month, averages 140 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Daily Historical Temperatures
50-year average (1976-2025)
Average high and low temperatures for each day of the month based on long-term records.
Average temperatures in July
Historical Inverness Temperatures: 1976-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Inverness spanning 51 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Inverness 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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Inverness vs World: Temperature Compared
Inverness'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.
Zermatt, Switzerland averages just 4°C (39°F) annually due to its altitude, with very cold winters and cool summers even at its warmest.
Osaka, Japan averages 22°C (72°F) annually, with hot humid summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and autumn seasons.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate — hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
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.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Inverness this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Inverness's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Inverness climate page.
