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Annual precipitation
1,470 mm
2025
Where this number comes from
Spatially aggregatedHigh confidence2025

Source: Met OfficeHadUK-Grid gridded climate observations, HadUK-Grid areal series, Rainfall, Scotland N, annual. Licence: Open — attribution required (attribution required).

Method: Met Office published area-average total precipitation, from the HadUK-Grid 1 km gridded analysis of the national rain gauge network. Gauge density is far lower in the nineteenth century than today, and mountain precipitation is systematically under-measured, so early values carry greater uncertainty than recent ones.

Retrieved 24 August 2026.

Rainfall

Annual rainfall — Northern Scotland (climate district)
Annual rainfall — Northern Scotland (climate district)Annual rainfall — Northern Scotland (climate district): Northern Scotland (climate district) in mm, from 1836 to 2025.01,0002,000mm18361860188419081932195619802004Northern Scotland (climate district) 1836: 1,550 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1837: 1,129 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1838: 1,201 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1839: 1,185 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1840: 1,216 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1841: 1,318 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1842: 1,277 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1843: 1,305 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1844: 1,207 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1845: 1,416 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1846: 1,419 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1847: 1,350 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1848: 1,434 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1849: 1,348 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1850: 1,458 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1851: 1,139 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1852: 1,450 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1853: 1,207 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1854: 1,557 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1855: 1,051 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1856: 1,148 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1857: 1,250 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1858: 1,216 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1859: 1,486 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1860: 1,261 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1861: 1,612 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1862: 1,556 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1863: 1,873 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1864: 1,488 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1865: 1,200 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1866: 1,578 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1867: 1,422 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1868: 1,846 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1869: 1,560 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1870: 1,160 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1871: 1,259 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1872: 1,712 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1873: 1,566 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1874: 1,671 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1875: 1,343 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1876: 1,401 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1877: 1,769 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1878: 1,385 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1879: 1,225 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1880: 1,324 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1881: 1,281 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1882: 1,579 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1883: 1,547 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1884: 1,599 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1885: 1,460 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1886: 1,349 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1887: 1,300 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1888: 1,371 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1889: 1,290 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1890: 1,604 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1891: 1,488 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1892: 1,456 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1893: 1,628 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1894: 1,506 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1895: 1,349 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1896: 1,523 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1897: 1,319 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1898: 1,799 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1899: 1,491 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1900: 1,631 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1901: 1,311 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1902: 1,256 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1903: 1,839 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1904: 1,457 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1905: 1,504 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1906: 1,590 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1907: 1,378 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1908: 1,449 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1909: 1,332 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1910: 1,519 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1911: 1,505 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1912: 1,621 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1913: 1,428 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1914: 1,546 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1915: 1,329 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1916: 1,619 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1917: 1,557 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1918: 1,584 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1919: 1,420 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1920: 1,542 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1921: 1,552 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1922: 1,412 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1923: 1,743 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1924: 1,479 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1925: 1,417 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1926: 1,534 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1927: 1,536 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1928: 1,679 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1929: 1,415 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1930: 1,499 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1931: 1,458 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1932: 1,583 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1933: 1,179 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1934: 1,610 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1935: 1,633 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1936: 1,302 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1937: 1,112 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1938: 1,937 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1939: 1,315 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1940: 1,404 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1941: 1,247 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1942: 1,491 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1943: 1,663 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1944: 1,592 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1945: 1,393 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1946: 1,451 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1947: 1,325 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1948: 1,713 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1949: 1,732 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1950: 1,699 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1951: 1,503 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1952: 1,464 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1953: 1,500 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1954: 1,728 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1955: 1,218 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1956: 1,588 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1957: 1,630 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1958: 1,334 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1959: 1,485 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1960: 1,208 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1961: 1,581 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1962: 1,618 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1963: 1,227 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1964: 1,449 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1965: 1,505 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1966: 1,618 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1967: 1,815 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1968: 1,310 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1969: 1,384 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1970: 1,702 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1971: 1,406 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1972: 1,226 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1973: 1,612 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1974: 1,648 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1975: 1,443 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1976: 1,380 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1977: 1,508 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1978: 1,471 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1979: 1,717 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1980: 1,656 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1981: 1,735 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1982: 1,765 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1983: 1,733 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1984: 1,533 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1985: 1,566 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1986: 1,780 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1987: 1,397 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1988: 1,689 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1989: 1,775 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1990: 2,220 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1991: 1,579 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1992: 1,980 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1993: 1,550 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1994: 1,788 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1995: 1,679 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1996: 1,316 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1997: 1,564 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1998: 1,914 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 1999: 1,959 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2000: 1,787 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2001: 1,453 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2002: 1,552 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2003: 1,374 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2004: 1,890 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2005: 1,827 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2006: 1,802 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2007: 1,794 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2008: 1,843 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2009: 1,757 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2010: 1,275 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2011: 1,971 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2012: 1,619 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2013: 1,587 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2014: 1,832 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2015: 1,961 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2016: 1,601 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2017: 1,695 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2018: 1,464 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2019: 1,690 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2020: 1,940 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2021: 1,489 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2022: 1,658 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2023: 1,679 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2024: 1,797 mmNorthern Scotland (climate district) 2025: 1,470 mm
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Underlying data
PeriodNorthern Scotland (climate district) (mm)
18361,550
18371,129
18381,201
18391,185
18401,216
18411,318
18421,277
18431,305
18441,207
18451,416
18461,419
18471,350
18481,434
18491,348
18501,458
18511,139
18521,450
18531,207
18541,557
18551,051
18561,148
18571,250
18581,216
18591,486
18601,261
18611,612
18621,556
18631,873
18641,488
18651,200
18661,578
18671,422
18681,846
18691,560
18701,160
18711,259
18721,712
18731,566
18741,671
18751,343
18761,401
18771,769
18781,385
18791,225
18801,324
18811,281
18821,579
18831,547
18841,599
18851,460
18861,349
18871,300
18881,371
18891,290
18901,604
18911,488
18921,456
18931,628
18941,506
18951,349
18961,523
18971,319
18981,799
18991,491
19001,631
19011,311
19021,256
19031,839
19041,457
19051,504
19061,590
19071,378
19081,449
19091,332
19101,519
19111,505
19121,621
19131,428
19141,546
19151,329
19161,619
19171,557
19181,584
19191,420
19201,542
19211,552
19221,412
19231,743
19241,479
19251,417
19261,534
19271,536
19281,679
19291,415
19301,499
19311,458
19321,583
19331,179
19341,610
19351,633
19361,302
19371,112
19381,937
19391,315
19401,404
19411,247
19421,491
19431,663
19441,592
19451,393
19461,451
19471,325
19481,713
19491,732
19501,699
19511,503
19521,464
19531,500
19541,728
19551,218
19561,588
19571,630
19581,334
19591,485
19601,208
19611,581
19621,618
19631,227
19641,449
19651,505
19661,618
19671,815
19681,310
19691,384
19701,702
19711,406
19721,226
19731,612
19741,648
19751,443
19761,380
19771,508
19781,471
19791,717
19801,656
19811,735
19821,765
19831,733
19841,533
19851,566
19861,780
19871,397
19881,689
19891,775
19902,220
19911,579
19921,980
19931,550
19941,788
19951,679
19961,316
19971,564
19981,914
19991,959
20001,787
20011,453
20021,552
20031,374
20041,890
20051,827
20061,802
20071,794
20081,843
20091,757
20101,275
20111,971
20121,619
20131,587
20141,832
20151,961
20161,601
20171,695
20181,464
20191,690
20201,940
20211,489
20221,658
20231,679
20241,797
20251,470

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