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===Climate=== As with the rest of the British Isles, Cape Wrath has an [[Oceanic climate|Oceanic]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] '''Cfb''') climate. This is especially pronounced due to its western coastal location. Its exposed northerly position can give rise to some exceptionally low winter sunshine levels: in January 1983 it recorded just 38 minutes of sunshine, a record low for Scotland.<ref>[http://www.loveofscotland.com/gazet.html Gazetteer: Climate], Love of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-02-03. (archived at [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120143231/http://www.loveofscotland.com/gazet.html Archive]).</ref> This exposed position, however, also means severe frost is rare compared to inland locations such as [[Altnaharra]] or [[Kinbrace]]. The record low of {{convert|-6.9|C|F}} is comparable to those recorded in [[Shetland]], the [[Hebrides]] and the [[Scilly Isles]] of England. A slight [[Foehn wind|föhn]] effect can also occur with the right angle of southerly winds, exemplified by the record December high of {{convert|17.7|C|F}}. Strong winds can be a feature of weather conditions at the cape, with gusts of {{convert|140|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} recorded.<ref name=gran1jul11 /> {{Weather box |location = Cape Wrath |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |collapsed=yes |Jan record high C = 16.1 |Feb record high C = 13.9 |Mar record high C = 17.8 |Apr record high C = 19.1 |May record high C = 24.4 |Jun record high C = 25.6 |Jul record high C = 26.0 |Aug record high C = 26.9 |Sep record high C = 23.9 |Oct record high C = 22.2 |Nov record high C = 16.0 |Dec record high C = 17.7 |year record high C = 26.9 |Jan high C = 6.5 |Feb high C = 6.3 |Mar high C = 6.9 |Apr high C = 8.0 |May high C = 10.8 |Jun high C = 12.2 |Jul high C = 14.2 |Aug high C = 14.6 |Sep high C = 12.9 |Oct high C = 11.0 |Nov high C = 8.5 |Dec high C = 7.3 |year high C = |Jan low C = 2.3 |Feb low C = 2.2 |Mar low C = 2.6 |Apr low C = 3.8 |May low C = 6.1 |Jun low C = 8.0 |Jul low C = 10.0 |Aug low C = 10.5 |Sep low C = 9.0 |Oct low C = 7.0 |Nov low C = 4.4 |Dec low C = 3.1 |year low C = |Jan record low C = −6.0 |Feb record low C = −6.9 |Mar record low C = −4.5 |Apr record low C = −6.0 |May record low C = −2.0 |Jun record low C = 1.6 |Jul record low C = 4.0 |Aug record low C = 4.1 |Sep record low C = 2.5 |Oct record low C = -0.5 |Nov record low C = −3.0 |Dec record low C = −5.1 |year record low C = −6.9 |Jan precipitation mm = 131.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 77.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 101.49 |Apr precipitation mm = 62.87 |May precipitation mm = 55.43 |Jun precipitation mm = 70.49 |Jul precipitation mm = 82.91 |Aug precipitation mm = 100.44 |Sep precipitation mm = 139.62 |Oct precipitation mm = 138.28 |Nov precipitation mm = 160.95 |Dec precipitation mm = 138.31 |year precipitation mm = |Jan sun = 25.4 |Feb sun = 61.1 |Mar sun = 92.4 |Apr sun = 133.3 |May sun = 182.2 |Jun sun = 159.3 |Jul sun = 132.3 |Aug sun = 136.4 |Sep sun = 96.1 |Oct sun = 67.0 |Nov sun = 30.7 |Dec sun = 17.7 |year sun = |source 1 = YR.NO<ref>[http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Kearvaig/statistics.html Averages for Cape Wrath], YR.NO</ref> |source 2 = Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute/KNMI<ref>[http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/mapserver/anomaly.php?indexcat=**&indexid=TNn&year=1978&seasonid=18&create_image=true&minx=-2516666.6666667&miny=-6600000&maxx=4416666.6666667&maxy=-1400000&MapSize=560%2C420&imagewidth=560&imageheight=420&mainmap.x=175&mainmap.y=177&CMD=QUERY_POINT&CMD=QUERY_POINT#bottom Extremes for Cape Wrath], KNMI</ref><br />{{convert|112|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, 1971–2000, Extremes 1960–2000 |date=November 2011}}
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