Machrihanish Temperature by Month
Machrihanish in Strathclyde, United Kingdom sees moderate seasonal temperature shifts, with daytime highs between 9°C (48°F) in February and 16°C (61°F) in August, averaging 12°C (54°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Machrihanish Monthly Temperatures
Machrihanish sees moderate fluctuations in temperatures, making each season distinct yet not extreme. Nights are considerably cooler, with lows ranging from 13°C (55°F) in August to 5°C (41°F) in February.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Machrihanish by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Machrihanish 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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Machrihanish vs World: Temperature Compared
Machrihanish'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:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.
Osaka, Japan averages 22°C (72°F) annually, with hot humid summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and autumn seasons.
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 Machrihanish's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Machrihanish climate page.
