Best time to go to, climate and weather Scotland

Best time to go to Scotland

The best time to go to Scotland is from june until august, in which you have a soft or pleasant temperature and mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Scotland is 17° in july and the lowest is 4° in january.

If you want to know what the average temperature is in Scotland or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.

Best time to visit and climate Scotland

Climate data from: Edinburgh

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Day max °C
MM rain
Snow days

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day max °C	4°	5°	8°	11°	13°	16°	17°	16°	15°	12°	7°	5°
MM rain	136 mm	122 mm	104 mm	87 mm	116 mm	135 mm	167 mm	154 mm	102 mm	120 mm	139 mm	171 mm
Snow days	6	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

All climate data from Scotland

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Hotels and apartments in Scotland

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Climate Scotland

Climate Scotland per Month
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Scotland there is the temperate oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Scotland is 11° degrees and there is 1552 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 48 days a year with an average humidity of 90% and an UV-index of 3.


Day max °C
Night min °C
MM rain
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Wind force in Bft
Average UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day max °C	4°	5°	8°	11°	13°	16°	17°	16°	15°	12°	7°	5°
Night min °C	0°	0°	1°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
MM rain	136 mm	122 mm	104 mm	87 mm	116 mm	135 mm	167 mm	154 mm	102 mm	120 mm	139 mm	171 mm
Rain days	22	19	20	22	25	26	27	28	22	22	21	24
Snow days	6	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Dry days	3	4	7	7	6	4	4	3	8	9	8	2
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Average UV-index	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2

Climate Scotland january

On average, it is maximum 4° in january in Scotland and at least around 0° degrees. In january there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 136 mm. The it will be dry 3 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 6 days in january.

Climate Scotland february

On average, it is maximum 5° in february in Scotland and at least around 0° degrees. In february there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 122 mm. The it will be dry 4 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 5 days in february.

Climate Scotland march

On average, it is maximum 8° in march in Scotland and at least around 1° degrees. In march there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 104 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 4 days in march.

Climate Scotland april

On average, it is maximum 11° in april in Scotland and at least around 3° degrees. In april there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 87 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 1 day in april.

Climate Scotland may

On average, it is maximum 13° in may in Scotland and at least around 6° degrees. In may there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 116 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland june

On average, it is maximum 16° in june in Scotland and at least around 9° degrees. In june there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 135 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland july

On average, it is maximum 17° in july in Scotland and at least around 11° degrees. In july there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 167 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland august

On average, it is maximum 16° in august in Scotland and at least around 10° degrees. In august there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 154 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland september

On average, it is maximum 15° in september in Scotland and at least around 8° degrees. In september there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 102 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland october

On average, it is maximum 12° in october in Scotland and at least around 6° degrees. In october there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 120 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland november

On average, it is maximum 7° in november in Scotland and at least around 3° degrees. In november there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 139 mm. The it will be dry 8 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 1 day in november.

Climate Scotland december

On average, it is maximum 5° in december in Scotland and at least around 1° degrees. In december there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 171 mm. The it will be dry 2 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 5 days in december.

14 day weather forecast Scotland

The weather for Edinburgh in Scotland will be 20° till 10° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.

Weather forecast this week
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	Fr 19 Apr	Sa 20 Apr	Su 21 Apr	Mo 22 Apr	Tu 23 Apr	We 24 Apr	Th 25 Apr

Max (°C)	19°	20°	19°	19°	17°	18°	17°
Min (°C)	6°	12°	12°	12°	7°	5°	11°
Rainfall (mm)	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0.4 mm	7.1 mm	3.4 mm
Rainfall (%)	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	60%	40%
Snowfall and snow cover
Snowfall (cm)	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm
Snow cover (cm)	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm
UV-index
UV-index	5	3	5	6	6	2	2

Weather forecast next week
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	Fr 26 Apr	Sa 27 Apr	Su 28 Apr	Mo 29 Apr	Tu 30 Apr	We 1 May	Th 2 May

Max (°C)	19°	15°	14°	8°	8°	9°	10°
Min (°C)	10°	7°	6°	1°	1°	0°	0°
Rainfall (mm)	0.4 mm	0.1 mm	0.3 mm	0.6 mm	2.1 mm	1.9 mm	0.1 mm
Rainfall (%)	15%	15%	15%	10%	55%	30%	15%
Snowfall and snow cover
Snowfall (cm)	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	1.8cm	0cm	0cm
Snow cover (cm)	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	2cm	2cm	2cm
UV-index
UV-index	2	2	4	3	5	4	6

About Scotland

Scotland is in the continental part Europa and the capital is Edinburgh. It is 78.772 km² and has a population of 5.313.600. In terms of area, the country is 3,5x as small as United Kingdom. If you want to call Scotland you have to use +44 or 0044 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +445012457809 or 00445012457809.

Scotland is in a straight line at 537 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 1 hour and 50 min. If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 697 km from London to the capital city Edinburgh and you are about 7 hour and 20 minutes on your way without stops and delay..

Time difference Scotland

In Scotland it is now 21:32 hour in the evening on friday 19 april 2019. That is 1 hour earlier than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Scotland is Europe/London and the Greenwich time is UTC+01.

Currency Scotland

In Scotland the Britse pond is used to pay.

Exchange rate Britse pond op 19 april 2019

1 Britse pond = € 1,11 euro
100 Britse pond = € 111,45 euro

1 euro = 0,90 Britse pond
100 euro = 89,73 Britse pond

Install exchange rate app

It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.

Bring your credit card

Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.