As of 17:17 BST

Weather in Lerwick

+11°Weather now

Lerwick, Tuesday, 6 October, 17:17

Mainly clear. Feels like 10°C. High 11°C, low 9°C.

Pressure1013 mb
Wind12 mph W
Humidity72%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point6°C
Tue, 06OctoberPartly cloudy+9°..11°
Wed, 07OctoberLight rain+7°..11°
Thu, 08OctoberLight rain+7°..9°
Fri, 09OctoberRain+8°..11°
Sat, 10OctoberLight rain+7°..10°
Sun, 11OctoberMainly clear+7°..10°
Mon, 12OctoberOvercast+6°..11°
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Partly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyMainly clearPartly cloudyOvercast
Temperature+11°+9°+10°+10°+11°+11°+11°+11°+11°+10°+10°+9°
Feels like11°C8°C8°C9°C10°C10°C10°C10°C10°C9°C9°C7°C
Pressure, hPa 101310131013101310131013101310131013101310141014
Wind, mph 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 10 10 9
Humidity, % 61%61%61%61%61%61%61%61%61%72%71%77%
Precipitation0mm0mm0mm0mm0mm0mm0mm0mm0mm0mm0mm0mm
Visibility—————————6.2 mi6.2 mi6.2 mi
Detailed hourly forecast

Sun and moon today

Day length — 11 h 2 min

Sunrise — 07:21

Sunset — 18:23

Sunrise and sunset in local time (Europe/London)

Waning crescent, 23%

Sunrise — —

Sunset — —

 

Climate and weather in Lerwick month by month

The average annual temperature in Lerwick is +8.2°. The warmest month is August (daytime average +13.4°), the coldest is February (overnight average +3.7°). About 1033 mm of rain falls each year, most of it in November (122 mm). Figures are 60-year climate averages with records from 66 years of observations.

MonthDayNightRainfallWet daysRecord highRecord low
January+6.4°+4°119 mm21+11.5° (2020)-4.4° (2023)
February+6°+3.7°88 mm17+11.2° (2019)-8.2° (2021)
March+6.4°+4°94 mm19+11.7° (2025)-7.2° (2023)
April+7.3°+5°57 mm13+14.7° (2025)-3.1° (2021)
May+9.2°+6.9°48 mm11+18.3° (2018)+0.1° (1979)
June+11.3°+9.2°52 mm11+20.5° (2023)+3.2° (1975)
July+12.9°+11°57 mm12+21.8° (2022)+5.3° (1996)
August+13.4°+11.5°72 mm12+19.6° (2025)+6.5° (1993)
September+12.2°+10.2°92 mm16+19.9° (2023)+3.9° (2024)
October+10.4°+8.4°114 mm19+15.9° (2025)+1.2° (2008)
November+8.3°+6.1°122 mm21+14.1° (2022)-1.7° (2024)
December+7.1°+4.7°119 mm21+12.4° (2016)-4.5° (1981)

Weather history

Temperature extremes over the last 66 years

Temperature on 6 October in Lerwick over the last 66 years

high: 15.9° (2025)low: 3.9° (2018)