Kirriemuir Temperature by Month
The average annual maximum temperature in Kirriemuir, Tayside, United Kingdom is 12°C (54°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 Kirriemuir compares to cities worldwide.
Kirriemuir Monthly Temperatures
Visitors to Kirriemuir can expect significant temperature changes throughout the year. Nighttime temperatures also vary widely, ranging 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 Kirriemuir by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM. July, the warmest month, sees 172 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Kirriemuir 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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Kirriemuir vs World: Temperature Compared
Kirriemuir's average annual maximum temperature is 12°C (54°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually — warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually — remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
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.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Kirriemuir's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Kirriemuir climate page.
