Weather in Shetland Islands in July 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Shetland Islands in July
Going from a maximum of +15°C during the day to a minimum of +11°C during the night, the temperature in July averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +14°C to +13°C.
Is Shetland Islands warm or cold in July?
Shetland Islands is typically mild in July.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +12°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +9°C to +11°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
July is one of the warmest months in Shetland Islands, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Shetland Islands in July
| June | July | August | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +14°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | +4°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +24°C | +24°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 46 mm | 54 mm | 68 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 86% | 86% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
July weather is still as ok as in June. It’s getting warmer as July arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +12°C to +14°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 46 mm to 54 mm. Humidity rises from 83% to 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during July, staying around 5 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
August brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Shetland Islands is gradually decreasing during July, going from 6 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last July in Shetland Islands?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Shetland Islands in July has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+8°C) and the highest in 2006 (+11°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 776 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2015 with 1280 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Shetland Islands, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.