Mallaig Temperature by Month

Mallaig, Highland, Scotland has an average annual maximum temperature of 12°C (54°F), with moderate seasonal shifts ranging from 8°C (46°F) in February to 17°C (63°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

The climate in Mallaig experiences moderate temperature changes, with mild shifts between seasons. At night, temperatures range from 12°C (54°F) in August to 3°C (37°F) in February.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Mallaig by month:

Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. August, the city's warmest month, sees 116 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Mallaig'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:

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.

Buenos Aires, Argentina averages 23°C (73°F) a year, with hot summers and mild winters, and seasons reversed compared to Europe.

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.

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 Mallaig's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Mallaig climate page.