Orphir Temperature by Month

Orphir, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom has a consistently chilly climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 11°C (52°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

The temperature in Orphir changes very little across the seasons, maintaining a similar climate throughout the year. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a chilly 8°C (46°F) in February to a moderate 15°C (59°F) in August. Nighttime lows range from 12°C (54°F) in August to 5°C (41°F) in February.

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

Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating. August, the warmest month of the year, receives 127 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Orphir's average annual maximum temperature is 11°C (52°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.

On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.

Shanghai, China averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and a noticeable spring and autumn.

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.

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 Orphir this rarely lasts long on the ground.

For more on Orphir's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Orphir climate page.