United Kingdom · 1991–2020 normal

Scalloway in
February.

Typical February weather in Scalloway: 5.9°C by day, 1.7°C at night, 123 mm of rain over 19.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high5.9°C
Typical low1.7°C
Rain123 mm
Wet days19.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 46). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 59 from latitude 60.14°. Open-water sea temperature is 7.4°C (6 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 60.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 59. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are 1.7°C.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2638439
NOAA station
UK000003005 · LERWICK
Station distance
5.2 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.