Scotland
similar latitudes, for example Copenhagen, Moscow, or the Kamchatka Peninsula on the opposite side of
Eurasia. However, temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the UK, with the coldest ever UK
temperature of -27.2 °C (-16.96 °F) recorded at Braemar in the Grampian Mountains, on 11 February 1895.
Winter maximums average 6 °C (42.8 °F) in the lowlands, with summer maximums averaging 18 °C (64.4
°F). The highest temperature recorded was 32.9 °C (91.22 °F) at Greycrook, Scottish Borders on 9 August
2003.
In general, the west of Scotland is usually warmer than the east, owing to the influence of Atlantic ocean
currents and the colder surface temperatures of the North Sea. Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides, is one of the
sunniest places in the country: it had 300 days of sunshine in 1975. Rainfall varies widely across Scotland.
The western highlands of Scotland are the wettest place, with annual rainfall exceeding 3,000 mm (120 in). In
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