Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ocean climate · city · high crowds · mid prices
Not ranked as a sun destination — shown for reference.
Edinburgh sits in an ocean-tempered climate in United Kingdom, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the July peak reaches a 78/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 19°C — a solid base for a city break.
July is the heat peak, averaging 19°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around 2°C. Rain is most likely in July, when about 51% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in April (36%). No month averages 24°C highs, so this is a destination for light-jacket sunshine rather than beach heat.
Averaged by season, sun scores land at 56 for spring, 75 for summer, 49 for autumn and 43 for winter — with typical afternoons of 11°, 18°, 12° and 7°C respectively. Summer wins on the numbers and winter loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds.
Best months to visit Edinburgh
Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is July at 78/100, then August at 74 and June at 73. In practice you have flexibility — June–August all stay above a 70 sun score. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is December (38/100).
Among the ocean destinations in our catalog, its July rain odds beat 15% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Edinburgh → · More destinations for July →
Right now the 14-day outlook shows 2 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and none with real rain risk, with temperatures between 2°C and 15°C — which is how Edinburgh earns its current 49/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 755 km | ~1 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 660 km | ~1 h 15 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 533 km | ~1 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 873 km | ~1 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 1,023 km | ~1 h 45 | Find flights → |
Estimates from distance; actual schedules may require a connection.
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 15° / 9° | 51% | 0% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 14° / 8° | 72% | 0% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 14° / 10° | 92% | 0% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 12° / 6° | 25% | 2% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 9° / 4° | 86% | 1% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 8° / 3° | 37% | 5% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 8° / 2° | 54% | 1% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 6° / 2° | 78% | 1% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 10° / 2° | 78% | 2% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 7° / 2° | 85% | 3% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 8° / 5° | 91% | 12% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 10° / 6° | 100% | 17% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 10° / 9° | 100% | 16% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 12° / 9° | 99% | 18% |
Edinburgh climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (July highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3° / 2.1° | 69.4% | 41.3% | 44 |
| February | 7.3° / 2.5° | 71% | 45.5% | 46 |
| March | 8.8° / 2.9° | 72.2% | 45.5% | 48 |
| April | 10.9° / 4.2° | 66.9% | 36% | 58 |
| May | 14.5° / 7.6° | 68.5% | 36.8% | 62 |
| June | 16.8° / 10.2° | 70.7% | 46% | 73 |
| July | 18.5° / 12.1° | 72.3% | 50.6% | 78 |
| August | 18° / 11.8° | 68.1% | 42.3% | 74 |
| September | 15.8° / 10° | 68.8% | 46.3% | 58 |
| October | 12.4° / 7.6° | 72.5% | 50.6% | 44 |
| November | 8.8° / 4.2° | 70% | 45.3% | 45 |
| December | 7.3° / 3.2° | 76.5% | 47.4% | 38 |
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