Editing Fraserburgh (section)

==Climate==
Fraserburgh has a [[oceanic climate|marine climate]] heavily influenced by its proximity to the sea. As such, summer highs and winter lows are heavily moderated, with mild winter temperatures for a location so far north. The differences between seasons are narrow as a result, with February averaging highs of {{convert|6.7|C|F}} and August {{convert|17.2|C|F}}.<ref name="Met Office">{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gfq84qg2b|title=Fraserburgh climate information|publisher=Met Office|access-date=5 August 2015|archive-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024054811/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gfq84qg2b|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a result of its marine influence, there is significant seasonal lag, with September being milder than June, and October having slightly milder nights than May, in spite of a considerable difference in the length of [[daylight]]. The climate is overcast and wet with and average of 1,351.8 hours of sunshine per year. Temperature extremes have ranged from {{convert|26.6|C|F}} in July 1995 to {{convert|-14.4|C|F}} in February 1991. There is approximately {{convert|747.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation per annum.<ref name="Met Office"/>

Fraserburgh is also notable for having the [[United Kingdom weather records|highest ever recorded wind speed in the UK at a low altitude]]. The {{convert|142|mph|kph|abbr=on}} gust was recorded on 13 February 1989 at [[Kinnaird Head Lighthouse]].<ref>[https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/wind/windiest-place-in-uk Where are the windiest places in the UK?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233546/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/wind/windiest-place-in-uk |date=8 January 2018 }} Met Office, accessed on 8 January 2018</ref> The corresponding hourly mean speed was {{convert|78|mph|kph|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/regional-climates/es |title=Eastern Scotland: Regional Climate |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233632/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/regional-climates/es |archivedate=2018-01-08 |work=Met Office |accessdate=2018-01-08 }}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Fraserburgh (14 m asl, averages 1991–2020)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 14.2
| Feb record high C = 14.6
| Mar record high C = 17.7
| Apr record high C = 21.0
| May record high C = 22.5
| Jun record high C = 25.2
| Jul record high C = 26.6
| Aug record high C = 24.9
| Sep record high C = 23.7
| Oct record high C = 19.4
| Nov record high C = 17.9
| Dec record high C = 14.9
| Jan high C = 7.1
| Feb high C = 7.1
| Mar high C = 8.6
| Apr high C = 10.3
| May high C = 12.7
| Jun high C = 14.7
| Jul high C = 17.1
| Aug high C = 17.2
| Sep high C = 15.3
| Oct high C = 12.5
| Nov high C = 9.6
| Dec high C = 7.5
| year high C = 11.7

| Jan low C = 2.7
| Feb low C = 2.4
| Mar low C = 2.7
| Apr low C = 4.5
| May low C = 6.6
| Jun low C = 9.2
| Jul low C = 11.1
| Aug low C = 11.4
| Sep low C = 9.6
| Oct low C = 7.2
| Nov low C = 4.7
| Dec low C = 3.2
| year low C = 6.3

| Jan record low C = -12.5
| Feb record low C = -14.8
| Mar record low C = -10.2
| Apr record low C = -4.3
| May record low C = -2.1
| Jun record low C = -0.3
| Jul record low C = 3.2
| Aug record low C = 2.7
| Sep record low C = -1.3
| Oct record low C = -4.6
| Nov record low C = -8.8
| Dec record low C = -12.0

|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 63.8
| Feb precipitation mm = 54.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 51.1
| Apr precipitation mm = 58.4
| May precipitation mm = 48.7
| Jun precipitation mm = 51.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 69.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 55.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 60.5
| Oct precipitation mm = 87.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 83.8
| Dec precipitation mm = 74.3
| year precipitation mm = 759.8
| Jan sun = 43.3
| Feb sun = 74.4
| Mar sun = 119.0
| Apr sun = 153.8
| May sun = 208.3
| Jun sun = 166.9
| Jul sun = 166.0
| Aug sun = 163.0
| Sep sun = 133.4
| Oct sun = 85.4
| Nov sun = 52.9
| Dec sun = 34.8
| year sun = 1401.0
| source 1 = [[Met Office]]<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gfq84qg2b | title =Fraserburgh climate information | access-date =8 January 2018 | publisher =[[Met Office]] | archive-date =13 November 2017 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20171113025858/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gfq84qg2b | url-status =live }}</ref>
|date=August 2015
}}