 The influence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream create a mild oceanic climate . Temperatures are generally cool , averaging 6 @.@ 5 ° C ( 43 @.@ 7 ° F ) in January and 15 @.@ 4 ° C ( 59 @.@ 7 ° F ) in July at Duntulm in Trotternish . Snow seldom lies at sea level and frosts are less frequent than on the mainland . Winds are a limiting factor for vegetation . South @-@ westerlies are the most common and speeds of 128 km / h ( 80 mph ) have been recorded . High winds are especially likely on the exposed coasts of Trotternish and Waternish . In common with most islands of the west coast of Scotland , rainfall is generally high at 1 @,@ 500 – 2 @,@ 000 mm ( 59 – 79 in ) per annum and the elevated Cuillin are wetter still . Variations can be considerable , with the north tending to be drier than the south . Broadford , for example , averages more than 2 @,@ 870 mm ( 113 in ) of rain per annum . Trotternish typically has 200 hours of bright sunshine in May , the sunniest month . On 28 December 2015 , the temperature reached 15 ° C , beating the previous December record of 12 @.@ 9 ° C , set in 2013 . On 9 May 2016 , a temperature of 26 @.@ 7 ° C ( 80 @.@ 1 ° F ) was recorded at Lusa in the south @-@ east of the island . 
 The influence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream create a mild oceanic climate . Temperatures <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>are</mark></a>generally cool , averaging 6 @.@ 5 ° C ( 43 @.@ 7 ° F ) in January and 15 @.@ 4 ° C ( 59 @.@ 7 ° F ) in July at Duntulm in Trotternish . Snow seldom <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>lies</mark></a> at sea level and frosts <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>are</mark></a>less frequent than on the mainland . Winds <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>are</mark></a>a limiting factor for vegetation . South @-@ westerlies <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>are</mark></a>the most common and speeds of 128 km / h ( 80 mph ) <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>have</mark></a> been recorded . High winds <a href='drop_aux' title='7'><mark>are</mark></a>especially likely on the exposed coasts of Trotternish and Waternish . In common with most islands of the west coast of Scotland , rainfall <a href='drop_aux' title='8'><mark>is</mark></a>generally high at 1 @,@ 500 – 2 @,@ 000 mm ( 59 – 79 in ) per annum and the elevated Cuillin <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>are</mark></a>wetter still . Variations can be considerable , with the north tending to be drier than the south . Broadford , for example , averages more than 2 @,@ 870 mm ( 113 in ) of rain per annum . Trotternish typically <a href='got' title='10'><mark>has</mark></a> 200 hours of bright sunshine in May , the sunniest month . On 28 December 2015 , the temperature reached 15 ° C , beating the previous December record of 12 @.@ 9 ° C , set in 2013 . On 9 May 2016 , a temperature of 26 @.@ 7 ° C ( 80 @.@ 1 ° F ) was recorded at Lusa in the south @-@ east of the island . 
The influence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream create a mild oceanic climate . Temperatures generally cool , averaging 6 @.@ 5 ° C ( 43 @.@ 7 ° F ) in January and 15 @.@ 4 ° C ( 59 @.@ 7 ° F ) in July at Duntulm in Trotternish . Snow seldom lie at sea level and frosts less frequent than on the mainland . Winds a limiting factor fa vegetation . South @-@ westerlies da most common and speeds of 128 km / h ( 80 mph ) done been recorded . High winds especially likely on the exposed coasts of Trotternish and Waternish . In common w/ most islands of tdawest coast of Scotland , rainfall generally high at 1 @,@ 500 – 2 @,@ 000 mm ( 59 – 79 in ) per annum and thdalevated Cuillin wetter still . Variations can b considerable , with thedarth tending to be drier den the south . Broadford , for example , averages more tden2 @,@ 870 mm ( 113 in ) of rain per annum . Trotternish typically got 200 hrs of bright sunshine in May , the daniest month . On 28 December 2015 , the tdaerature reached 15 ° C , beating the previous December record of 12 @.@ 9 ° C , set in 2013 . On 9 May 2016 , a temperature of 26 @.@ 7 ° C ( 80 @.@ 1 ° F ) was recorded at Lusa in the soda @-@ east of the island .