Climate of Edinburgh

Edinburgh has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Edinburgh is 11° degrees and there is about 390 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 128 days a year with an average humidity of 86% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 5°C and 17°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 2°C and 10°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 8°C and 17°C
Rain: it rains 197 days and there is a total of approximately 389 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 9 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2086 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 5°C and 17°C
Warmest month:	17°C in July
Coldest month:	5°C in January
Night temperature:	between 2°C and 10°C
Sea temperature:	between 8°C and 17°C
Dry days:	159 days
Days with rain:	197 days
Days with snow:	9 days
Total rain sum:	389 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2086 hours

Weather now in Edinburgh

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Climate of Edinburgh
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Edinburgh
The best travel time for Edinburgh
Climate of Edinburgh by month
Experiences with the weather of Edinburgh

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Edinburgh.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Edinburgh.

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Climate table of Edinburgh

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Edinburgh. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Edinburgh might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	5	6	8	10	13	15	17	17	15	12	8	6
Night temp. (°C)	2	2	3	4	6	8	10	10	9	7	4	2
Water temp. (°C)	9	8	8	10	11	14	17	16	15	14	13	11
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	27	27	32	23	29	39	45	46	24	33	34	30
Days with rain	16	12	15	14	18	20	21	21	14	16	15	15
Days with snow	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2
Dry days	13	14	14	16	13	10	10	10	16	15	14	14
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	4	5	7	7	8	7	7	6	4	4	4
Wind force (Bft)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
UV-index	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2

Best time to visit Edinburgh

The best time to visit Edinburgh in Scotland is from January through December. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Edinburgh is 17°C in July and the lowest is 5°C in January. The highest water temperature is 17°C and it does not get colder than 8°C.

Climate of Edinburgh by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Edinburgh? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January