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Weather in Edinburgh
Edinburgh has a temperate maritime climate characterised by mild winters and moderate summers.
The highs of the summer months are usually 19 ºC (66 ºF), while the winters mostly see temperatures around 5ºC (34 ºF) with frequent precipitation.
The best time to visit Edinburgh depends very much on what you want to do while you are there. August is Festival month, so the city is crammed with people from all over the world and the atmosphere is vibrant and exciting. The same is true at Hogmanay, when the city centre is full of New Year revellers. If you want peace and quiet to explore Edinburgh's sights, these times of year are best avoided.
May and June are always nice months to visit Scotland, with long hours of daylight and often less rain than at other times of year.
Night
| Weather (night) | Temp (min night) | Rain (mm) | Wind (mph) | Humidity Pressure Visibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon |
Clear
|
Clear skies |
1 3 °C |
0.3mm |
4
sw |
89%
1,016mb Good |
| Tue |
Partly Cloudy Night
|
Partly cloudy skies |
1 2 °C |
0.6mm |
3
ssw |
88%
1,011mb Good |
| Wed |
Clear
|
Clear skies |
9 °C |
0.6mm |
9
wsw |
74%
1,011mb Good |
| Thu |
Iso Rain Swrs Night
|
Light rain shower |
1 2 °C |
0.7mm |
13
sw |
88%
1,010mb Good |
| Fri |
Occ Light Rain
|
Light rain |
1 2 °C |
0.4mm |
4
sw |
90%
1,006mb Moderate |
| Sat |
Cloudy
|
Cloudy skies |
1 0 °C |
0.4mm |
15
wsw |
84%
1,004mb Good |
| Sun |
Clear
|
Clear skies |
6 °C |
0.4mm |
4
sw |
80%
1,016mb Good |
| Mon |
Occ Light Rain
|
Light drizzle |
8 °C |
0mm |
12
sw |
83%
1,023mb Poor |
| Tue |
Sunny
|
Sunny skies |
1 0 °C |
0mm |
10
w |
72%
1,018mb Good |
Last updated at 04:06, Tuesday 27 August
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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59
The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.
Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.
Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:
- 0 to 30 is very low
- 31 to 50 is low
- 51 to 70 is moderate to low
- 71 to 80 is moderate
- 81 to 90 is moderate to high
- 91 to 100 is high
Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)
Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:
- Very poor - less than 1km
- Poor - between 1km and 4km
- Moderate - between 4km and 10km
- Good - between 10km and 20km
- Very good - between 20km and 40km
- Excellent - more than 40km
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