A CalMac ferry passing Lismore lighthouse off the west coast of Scotland

Aberdeen ferry port

Photo: Andrew Dawes / Unsplash

Ferryu lists 2 ferry routes from Aberdeen.

Ferries leave Aberdeen for Kirkwall (Orkney) and Lerwick (Shetland), with NorthLink Ferries.

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Ferries from Aberdeen

Crossings from and to Aberdeen

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Weather in Aberdeen

  • Warmest month: August, average high 17°C.
  • Wettest month: October, about 86 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in August, about 15°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
05101520°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 3.2 to 7.0°C, sea 7.3°CFebruary: air 3.0 to 7.3°C, sea 6.5°CMarch: air 3.7 to 8.7°C, sea 6.5°CApril: air 5.1 to 10.4°C, sea 7.6°CMay: air 7.1 to 12.7°C, sea 10.7°CJune: air 9.9 to 15.1°C, sea 13.2°CJuly: air 11.9 to 17.2°C, sea 14.1°CAugust: air 12.0 to 17.3°C, sea 14.9°CSeptember: air 10.5 to 15.6°C, sea 14.0°COctober: air 8.1 to 12.5°C, sea 12.2°CNovember: air 5.4 to 9.5°C, sea 10.6°CDecember: air 3.3 to 7.2°C, sea 8.7°C17°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 63.5 mmFebruary: 51.6 mmMarch: 54.1 mmApril: 54.3 mmMay: 53.7 mmJune: 63.5 mmJuly: 64.7 mmAugust: 69.5 mmSeptember: 62.0 mmOctober: 86.4 mmNovember: 75.5 mmDecember: 64.3 mm86

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
05101520°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 3.2 to 7.0°C, sea 7.3°CFebruary: air 3.0 to 7.3°C, sea 6.5°CMarch: air 3.7 to 8.7°C, sea 6.5°CApril: air 5.1 to 10.4°C, sea 7.6°CMay: air 7.1 to 12.7°C, sea 10.7°CJune: air 9.9 to 15.1°C, sea 13.2°CJuly: air 11.9 to 17.2°C, sea 14.1°CAugust: air 12.0 to 17.3°C, sea 14.9°CSeptember: air 10.5 to 15.6°C, sea 14.0°COctober: air 8.1 to 12.5°C, sea 12.2°CNovember: air 5.4 to 9.5°C, sea 10.6°CDecember: air 3.3 to 7.2°C, sea 8.7°C17°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 63.5 mmFebruary: 51.6 mmMarch: 54.1 mmApril: 54.3 mmMay: 53.7 mmJune: 63.5 mmJuly: 64.7 mmAugust: 69.5 mmSeptember: 62.0 mmOctober: 86.4 mmNovember: 75.5 mmDecember: 64.3 mm86
Show the numbers
Monthly averages for Aberdeen
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January7.03.263.57.3
February7.33.051.66.5
March8.73.754.16.5
April10.45.154.37.6
May12.77.153.710.7
June15.19.963.513.2
July17.211.964.714.1
August17.312.069.514.9
September15.610.562.014.0
October12.58.186.412.2
November9.55.475.510.6
December7.23.364.38.7

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (15 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022.

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