Peterhead

    United Kingdom

    A rugged Scottish port town heavily rooted in the North Sea fishing industry.

    Warmest month is July at 18°C on average. Coolest is January at 6°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      £3.00 (~$3.75)
      Country-level price estimate for United Kingdom, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      £4.25 (~$5.25)
      Country-level price estimate for United Kingdom, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      1h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      207 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Not applicable, home country. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Tap water is generally safe to drink.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January6°8°C·
    February7°7°C·
    March9°8°C·
    April10°8°C·
    May14°8°C·
    June16°7°C·
    July18°6°C·
    August17°6°C·
    September16°6°C·
    October12°5°C·
    November9°8°C·
    December7°8°C·

    What to do

    • Tour the interactive Peterhead Prison Museum
    • Photograph the traditional Ugie salmon fish house
    • Hike to the dramatic cliffside ruins of Slains Castle

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.