509:
recorded 19.7 °C (67.5 °F). Also on 26 May 2017, the station recorded its highest May temperature of 28.0 °C (82.4 °F), beating the previous 27.4 °C (81.3 °F) recorded on 27 May 2012. On 8 January 2010, the temperature dipped to −22.3 °C (−8.1 °F), the coldest temperature recorded in the UK since 1995. On 3 November 2015 the warmest
November temperature of 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) was reached, followed by 15.6 °C (60.1 °F) on 17 December 2015 being the warmest December temperature on record at the weather station. On 25 January 2016, the highest January temperature of 13.9 °C (57.0 °F) was reached, being surpassed on 28 January 2024. On 24 September 2020, Altnaharra reported −5.0 °C (23.0 °F) which was the lowest reported September temperature at this station, as well as being the coldest in the UK since 1997.
63:
47:
1553:
70:
508:
on 20 January 2020. On 19 June 2020, the station had both the warmest temperature, 22.2 °C (72.0 °F), and the coldest temperature, 7.6 °C (45.7 °F), reported anywhere in the United
Kingdom on that day. The March 2009 temperature was beaten on 25 March 2017 when the station
503:
On 20 March 2009, it was recorded as the warmest place in the UK, at 18.5 °C (65.3 °F), which was the station's warmest recorded March temperature and possibly the first time the station had recorded the warmest UK temperature. The station also reported the equal warmest national
229:
1442:"Did you notice how cold it was this morning? Last night the temperature fell to -5.0°C at Altnaharra, making it the coldest September night in the UK since 1997 The record minimum temperature for September is -6.7°C, recorded in Dalwhinnie on 26th September 1942"
1267:"An intense area of high pressure, with barometer readings in excess of 1050 hPa in places, brought a fine, settled day for most, with lots of sunshine ☀️ Western and northern Scotland and Northern Ireland were cloudier and damp in places"
464:. It subsequently became part of the Church of Scotland, but no regular services are presently conducted in the building. Altnaharra is now part of the parish of Altnaharra and Farr, served by the church at
1225:
277:
295:
1422:
433:
plant can be found. The area north of the hamlet has been designated a site of special scientific interest for its internationally important range of wetland vegetation.
287:
269:
102:
253:
449:
to stay while visiting nearby lochs. The hotel was also popular with mountain climbers; it generally closes for winter and re-opens in March.
1298:"Friday saw a mix of sunshine and showers. Some of them were heavy, with a few rumbles of thunder too. Here are the extremes for Friday"
1573:
461:
215:
1113:(1974–2010), kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan, and killed by a US grenade during a rescue effort, was born in Altnaharra.
328:
484:
for the United
Kingdom. It is unusual in that the coldest month of the year is normally December. On 30 December 1995, the
496:
on 11 February 1895 and on 10 January 1982. In a
Parliamentary debate on the Spring Statement on 23 March 2022, local MP
480:
weather station. The village's northerly latitude and inland location mean that in winter it often features in the daily
241:
62:
1206:
313:
246:
1513:
517:
203:
169:
1247:
493:
151:
95:
1557:
1192:
500:
said, "The village of
Altnaharra in my constituency is the coldest place in the UK every single winter."
318:
258:
1541:
497:
416:
365:
183:
133:
31:
1578:
381:
141:
1471:
522:) with short, mild summers and long, cool winters. Precipitation occurs regularly year round.
1445:
1301:
1270:
8:
1404:
1385:
1347:
1328:
485:
1441:
1366:
1297:
1266:
1046:
401:
208:
513:
481:
234:
1494:
1110:
529:
Climate data for
Altnaharra (81 m or 266 ft asl, averages 1991–2020)
373:
1567:
488:−27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) was measured there. This matched recordings at
460:
Altnaharra parish church was built between 1854 and 1857 by Hugh Mackay as a
343:
330:
454:
430:
409:
465:
1167:
477:
377:
159:
83:
1144:
1131:
393:
389:
193:
112:
46:
450:
385:
175:
1514:"Linda Norgrove profile: aid worker was in love with Afghanistan"
1457:
1313:
1282:
489:
446:
1552:
1405:"Climate Altnaharra NO2 (December 2015) - Climate data (30440)"
1386:"Climate Altnaharra NO2 (November 2015) - Climate data (30440)"
123:
445:, which opened in 1820 and quickly became a popular place for
426:. This is named after a stream that flows through the hamlet.
1135:
397:
1546:
1139:
1367:"Climate Altnaharra NO2 (Year 2010) - Climate data (30440)"
505:
405:
1348:"Climate Altnaharra NO2 (May 2017) - Climate data (30440)"
1329:"Climate Altnaharra NO2 (May 2012) - Climate data (30440)"
429:
Altnaharra is one of only two
British locations where the
457:
are two mountains in the immediate area of the hamlet.
504:temperature of 12.3 °C (54.1 °F), with
1565:
1495:"Climate Altnaharra NO2 - Climate data (30440)"
1542:Met Office – Altnaharra: latest observations
1464:
1439:
1295:
1264:
1130:
1213:. The Church of Scotland. 10 August 2010.
1511:
415:The name Altnaharra is derived from the
1566:
1423:"03044: Altnaharra (United Kingdom)"
1223:
278:Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
408:in the area include Loch Naver and
13:
1512:Beaumont, Peter (9 October 2010).
69:
14:
1590:
1535:
1440:Met Office (24 September 2020).
1104:
392:, close to its junction with the
16:Hamlet in the Highlands, Scotland
1551:
486:UK's lowest recorded temperature
68:
61:
45:
1505:
1492:
1486:
1433:
1415:
1402:
1396:
1383:
1377:
1364:
1358:
1345:
1339:
1326:
1265:Met Office (21 January 2020).
1574:Populated places in Sutherland
1320:
1289:
1258:
1240:
1224:Stone, Jamie (23 March 2022).
1217:
1199:
1185:
1160:
1124:
296:Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
1:
1117:
928:Average rainfall mm (inches)
441:Altnaharra is famous for the
1296:Met Office (19 June 2020).
436:
21:Human settlement in Scotland
7:
788:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
648:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
424:Stream at the boundary wall
396:. The nearest villages are
96:OS grid reference
10:
1595:
1193:"Altnaharra Parish Church"
1096:
1091:
528:
471:
1472:"Altnaharra SAWS climate"
1044:
997:
927:
857:
787:
717:
647:
577:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
304:
286:
268:
264:
252:
240:
228:
224:
214:
202:
192:
182:
168:
150:
132:
128:498 mi (801 km)
121:
117:168 mi (270 km)
110:
94:
56:
44:
26:
1207:"Find your local church"
288:Scottish Parliament
1493:S.L, Tutiempo Network.
1403:S.L, Tutiempo Network.
1384:S.L, Tutiempo Network.
1365:S.L, Tutiempo Network.
1346:S.L, Tutiempo Network.
1327:S.L, Tutiempo Network.
1211:churchofscotland.org.uk
388:. The hamlet is on the
1097:Source 2: En.tutiempo
369:
204:Postcode district
35:
1226:"Financial Statement"
1092:Source 1: Met Office
152:Lieutenancy area
1560:at Wikimedia Commons
1172:sitelink.nature.scot
578:Record high °C (°F)
184:Sovereign state
82:Location within the
1248:"Climate summaries"
998:Average rainy days
858:Record low °C (°F)
718:Daily mean °C (°F)
384:region of northern
340: /
1427:El Doroado Weather
512:Altnaharra has an
270:UK Parliament
216:Dialling code
1556:Media related to
1168:"Altnaharra SSSI"
1101:
1100:
476:Altnaharra has a
359:
358:
134:Council area
51:Altnaharra Church
1586:
1555:
1547:Altnaharra Hotel
1529:
1528:
1526:
1524:
1509:
1503:
1502:
1490:
1484:
1483:
1481:
1479:
1468:
1462:
1461:
1455:
1453:
1437:
1431:
1430:
1419:
1413:
1412:
1400:
1394:
1393:
1381:
1375:
1374:
1362:
1356:
1355:
1343:
1337:
1336:
1324:
1318:
1317:
1311:
1309:
1293:
1287:
1286:
1280:
1278:
1262:
1256:
1255:
1244:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1233:
1221:
1215:
1214:
1203:
1197:
1196:
1189:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1178:
1164:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1153:
1128:
1001:
526:
525:
482:weather extremes
443:Altnaharra Hotel
420:Allt na h-Eirbhe
370:Allt na h-Eirbhe
355:
354:
352:
351:
350:
345:
341:
338:
337:
336:
333:
310:
178:
106:
105:
72:
71:
65:
49:
36:Allt na h-Eirbhe
24:
23:
1594:
1593:
1589:
1588:
1587:
1585:
1584:
1583:
1564:
1563:
1538:
1533:
1532:
1522:
1520:
1510:
1506:
1491:
1487:
1477:
1475:
1470:
1469:
1465:
1451:
1449:
1438:
1434:
1421:
1420:
1416:
1401:
1397:
1382:
1378:
1363:
1359:
1344:
1340:
1325:
1321:
1307:
1305:
1294:
1290:
1276:
1274:
1263:
1259:
1246:
1245:
1241:
1231:
1229:
1222:
1218:
1205:
1204:
1200:
1191:
1190:
1186:
1176:
1174:
1166:
1165:
1161:
1151:
1149:
1129:
1125:
1120:
1107:
1102:
999:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
514:oceanic climate
474:
439:
417:Scottish Gaelic
366:Scottish Gaelic
348:
346:
342:
339:
334:
331:
329:
327:
326:
325:
308:
300:
282:
174:
164:
146:
101:
100:
90:
89:
88:
87:
80:
79:
78:
77:
73:
52:
40:
32:Scottish Gaelic
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1592:
1582:
1581:
1579:Parish of Farr
1576:
1562:
1561:
1549:
1544:
1537:
1536:External links
1534:
1531:
1530:
1504:
1485:
1463:
1432:
1414:
1395:
1376:
1357:
1338:
1319:
1288:
1257:
1239:
1216:
1198:
1184:
1159:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1114:
1111:Linda Norgrove
1106:
1105:Notable people
1103:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1047:sunshine hours
1042:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
995:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
925:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
855:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
785:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
715:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
645:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
575:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
531:
530:
524:
473:
470:
438:
435:
357:
356:
344:58.28°N 4.45°W
324:
323:
321:
316:
311:
309:List of places
305:
302:
301:
299:
298:
292:
290:
284:
283:
281:
280:
274:
272:
266:
265:
262:
261:
256:
250:
249:
244:
238:
237:
232:
226:
225:
222:
221:
218:
212:
211:
206:
200:
199:
196:
190:
189:
188:United Kingdom
186:
180:
179:
172:
166:
165:
163:
162:
156:
154:
148:
147:
145:
144:
138:
136:
130:
129:
126:
119:
118:
115:
108:
107:
98:
92:
91:
81:
75:
74:
67:
66:
60:
59:
58:
57:
54:
53:
50:
42:
41:
39:
38:
28:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1591:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1571:
1569:
1559:
1554:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1519:
1515:
1508:
1500:
1496:
1489:
1473:
1467:
1459:
1447:
1443:
1436:
1428:
1424:
1418:
1410:
1406:
1399:
1391:
1387:
1380:
1372:
1368:
1361:
1353:
1349:
1342:
1334:
1330:
1323:
1315:
1303:
1299:
1292:
1284:
1272:
1268:
1261:
1253:
1249:
1243:
1227:
1220:
1212:
1208:
1202:
1195:. 8 May 2017.
1194:
1188:
1173:
1169:
1163:
1147:
1146:
1141:
1137:
1133:
1127:
1123:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1095:
1090:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:Mean monthly
1043:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
996:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
926:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
856:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
786:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
716:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
646:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
576:
532:
527:
523:
521:
520:
515:
510:
507:
501:
499:
495:
491:
487:
483:
479:
469:
467:
463:
458:
456:
452:
448:
444:
434:
432:
427:
425:
421:
418:
413:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
372:) is a small
371:
367:
363:
353:
322:
320:
317:
315:
312:
307:
306:
303:
297:
294:
293:
291:
289:
285:
279:
276:
275:
273:
271:
267:
263:
260:
257:
255:
251:
248:
245:
243:
239:
236:
233:
231:
227:
223:
219:
217:
213:
210:
207:
205:
201:
197:
195:
191:
187:
185:
181:
177:
173:
171:
167:
161:
158:
157:
155:
153:
149:
143:
140:
139:
137:
135:
131:
127:
125:
120:
116:
114:
109:
104:
99:
97:
93:
85:
64:
55:
48:
43:
37:
33:
30:
29:
25:
19:
1521:. Retrieved
1518:The Guardian
1517:
1507:
1499:tutiempo.net
1498:
1488:
1478:29 September
1476:. Retrieved
1474:. Met Office
1466:
1456:– via
1452:27 September
1450:. Retrieved
1435:
1426:
1417:
1409:tutiempo.net
1408:
1398:
1390:tutiempo.net
1389:
1379:
1371:tutiempo.net
1370:
1360:
1352:tutiempo.net
1351:
1341:
1333:tutiempo.net
1332:
1322:
1312:– via
1308:27 September
1306:. Retrieved
1291:
1281:– via
1277:27 September
1275:. Retrieved
1260:
1251:
1242:
1230:. Retrieved
1219:
1210:
1201:
1187:
1175:. Retrieved
1171:
1162:
1150:. Retrieved
1143:
1140:"Altnaharra"
1126:
518:
511:
502:
475:
459:
455:Ben Klibreck
442:
440:
431:String sedge
428:
423:
419:
414:
410:Loch Eriboll
361:
360:
349:58.28; -4.45
18:
1152:27 February
1148:. Microsoft
498:Jamie Stone
466:Strathnaver
462:Free Church
347: /
1568:Categories
1558:Altnaharra
1523:17 January
1252:Met Office
1118:References
478:Met Office
422:, meaning
378:Sutherland
362:Altnaharra
160:Sutherland
84:Sutherland
76:Altnaharra
27:Altnaharra
1228:. Hansard
1145:Bing Maps
1132:Microsoft
494:Grampians
437:Buildings
390:A836 road
254:Ambulance
194:Post town
113:Edinburgh
1232:26 March
1087:1,112.2
1000:(≥ 1 mm)
993:(46.71)
923:(−17.0)
918:(−17.0)
868:(−13.0)
451:Ben Hope
386:Scotland
382:Highland
319:Scotland
259:Scottish
247:Scottish
235:Scotland
176:Scotland
142:Highland
103:NC567352
1458:Twitter
1314:Twitter
1283:Twitter
1177:30 July
1142:(Map).
991:1,186.4
988:(5.36)
983:(5.07)
978:(5.15)
973:(3.63)
968:(2.96)
963:(2.46)
958:(2.48)
953:(2.82)
948:(3.01)
943:(3.90)
938:(4.36)
933:(5.51)
913:(−7.8)
908:(14.5)
903:(23.0)
898:(28.4)
893:(30.2)
888:(26.4)
883:(20.5)
878:(14.0)
873:(−7.1)
863:(−8.1)
853:(38.9)
848:(30.9)
843:(35.2)
838:(40.5)
833:(45.1)
828:(48.7)
823:(49.3)
818:(45.3)
813:(39.6)
808:(36.3)
803:(33.4)
798:(31.1)
793:(31.5)
783:(46.2)
778:(37.2)
773:(41.5)
768:(47.3)
763:(52.9)
758:(56.5)
753:(56.8)
748:(53.2)
743:(48.6)
738:(44.4)
733:(40.5)
728:(37.9)
723:(37.6)
713:(53.5)
708:(43.7)
703:(48.0)
698:(54.1)
693:(60.6)
688:(64.0)
683:(64.4)
678:(61.2)
673:(57.7)
668:(52.5)
663:(47.5)
658:(44.6)
653:(43.7)
643:(86.2)
638:(60.1)
633:(61.0)
628:(71.1)
623:(77.5)
618:(84.6)
613:(86.2)
608:(83.1)
603:(82.4)
598:(76.1)
593:(67.5)
588:(56.5)
583:(62.2)
492:in the
490:Braemar
472:Climate
447:anglers
380:in the
332:58°17′N
170:Country
122:•
111:•
1075:101.7
1072:122.3
1069:128.6
1066:128.4
1063:171.9
1060:132.3
1057:107.5
1040:196.6
534:Month
402:Tongue
374:hamlet
335:4°27′W
230:Police
124:London
1446:Tweet
1302:Tweet
1271:Tweet
1136:Nokia
1084:20.3
1081:37.9
1078:71.5
1054:61.1
1051:28.8
1037:19.3
1034:19.0
1031:18.8
1028:14.9
1025:14.2
1022:13.0
1019:13.0
1016:13.9
1013:15.1
1010:17.8
1007:17.9
1004:19.8
986:136.1
981:128.9
976:130.9
936:110.8
931:139.9
921:−27.2
916:−27.2
911:−22.1
876:−10.0
871:−21.7
866:−25.0
861:−22.3
573:Year
406:Lochs
398:Lairg
220:01549
198:LAIRG
1525:2024
1480:2015
1454:2020
1310:2020
1279:2020
1234:2022
1179:2022
1154:2017
971:92.3
966:75.1
961:62.4
956:63.0
951:71.7
946:76.4
941:99.1
906:−9.7
901:−5.0
896:−2.0
891:−1.0
886:−3.1
881:−6.4
846:−0.6
796:−0.5
791:−0.3
761:11.6
756:13.6
751:13.8
746:11.8
711:12.0
696:12.3
691:15.9
686:17.8
681:18.0
676:16.2
671:14.3
666:11.4
641:30.1
636:15.6
631:16.1
626:21.7
621:25.3
616:29.2
611:30.1
606:28.4
601:28.0
596:24.5
591:19.7
586:13.6
581:16.8
570:Dec
567:Nov
564:Oct
561:Sep
558:Aug
555:Jul
552:Jun
549:May
546:Apr
543:Mar
540:Feb
537:Jan
506:Tain
453:and
400:and
394:B873
242:Fire
209:IV27
86:area
851:3.8
841:1.8
836:4.7
831:7.3
826:9.3
821:9.6
816:7.4
811:4.2
806:2.4
801:0.8
781:7.9
776:2.9
771:5.3
766:8.5
741:9.2
736:6.9
731:4.7
726:3.3
721:3.1
706:6.5
701:8.9
661:8.6
656:7.0
651:6.5
519:Cfb
376:in
1570::
1516:.
1497:.
1425:.
1407:.
1388:.
1369:.
1350:.
1331:.
1250:.
1209:.
1170:.
1138:.
1134:;
468:.
412:.
404:.
368::
314:UK
34::
1527:.
1501:.
1482:.
1460:.
1448:)
1444:(
1429:.
1411:.
1392:.
1373:.
1354:.
1335:.
1316:.
1304:)
1300:(
1285:.
1273:)
1269:(
1254:.
1236:.
1181:.
1156:.
516:(
364:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
