The best time to visit Scotland is from june until september, when you will have a soft or pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Scotland is 17°C in july and the lowest is 5°C in january.

The average climate figure for Scotland is an 7,7. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Scotland has the oceanic climate prevailing. There is rainfall during all months of the year. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Scotland or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate Scotland per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
5°C	6°C	8°C	10°C	13°C	15°C	17°C	17°C	15°C	12°C	8°C	6°C
27 mm	27 mm	32 mm	23 mm	29 mm	39 mm	45 mm	46 mm	24 mm	33 mm	34 mm	30 mm

All climate data from Scotland

Climate data from: Edinburgh

Scotland in brief

Capital	Edinburgh
Flight time ¹	1 h. 40 min
By car ²	7 h. 20 min
Distance ²	702 km
Population	5.313.600
Area	78.772 km²
Currency	Pound sterling
Local date	tu 10 december 2019
Local time	17:00 hour in the afternoon

¹ From London-Heathrow
² From London

14 day weather forecast Scotland

The weather for Edinburgh in Scotland will be 12° till 7° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for Scotland is based on the weather in Edinburgh.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Snow	Wind	UV
Tu 10 Dec	12°C	5°C	6.6 mm	85%	0 cm	9m/s	1
We 11 Dec	6°C	4°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	6m/s	2
Th 12 Dec	6°C	3°C	6.4 mm	85%	0 cm	3m/s	1
Fr 13 Dec	6°C	3°C	0.2 mm	20%	0 cm	2m/s	2
Sa 14 Dec	5°C	3°C	0.1 mm	20%	0 cm	6m/s	1
Su 15 Dec	1°C	-3°C	1.3 mm	80%	1.5 cm	6m/s	2
Mo 16 Dec	2°C	-1°C	0.2 mm	15%	0 cm	6m/s	2

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Snow	Wind	UV
Tu 17 Dec	2°C	-2°C	0.7 mm	70%	0.8 cm	3m/s	2
We 18 Dec	6°C	-1°C	8.1 mm	90%	0 cm	4m/s	2
Th 19 Dec	5°C	3°C	1.5 mm	60%	0 cm	2m/s	1
Fr 20 Dec	5°C	2°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	2m/s	1
Sa 21 Dec	5°C	2°C	0.1 mm	20%	0 cm	3m/s	1
Su 22 Dec	7°C	5°C	2.5 mm	70%	0 cm	1m/s	1
Mo 23 Dec	6°C	3°C	2.0 mm	65%	0 cm	2m/s	1

Climate Scotland

Climate Scotland per Month

Scotland has the oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Scotland 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.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	5°C	6°C	8°C	10°C	13°C	15°C	17°C	17°C	15°C	12°C	8°C	6°C
Night	2°C	2°C	3°C	4°C	6°C	8°C	10°C	10°C	9°C	7°C	4°C	2°C
Precip	27 mm	27 mm	32 mm	23 mm	29 mm	39 mm	45 mm	46 mm	24 mm	33 mm	34 mm	30 mm
Rain days	16	12	15	14	18	20	21	21	14	16	15	15
Snow days	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Dry days	13	14	14	16	13	10	10	10	16	15	14	14
Sun hours per day	4	4	5	7	7	8	7	7	6	4	4	4
Wind force in 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

Climate Scotland january

On average, it is maximum 5° in january in Scotland and at least around 2° degrees. In january there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm. The it will be dry 13 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 2 days in january.

Climate Scotland february

On average, it is maximum 6° in february in Scotland and at least around 2° degrees. In february there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm. The it will be dry 14 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 2 days in february.

Climate Scotland march

On average, it is maximum 8° in march in Scotland and at least around 3° degrees. In march there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 32 mm. The it will be dry 14 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 2 days in march.

Climate Scotland april

On average, it is maximum 10° in april in Scotland and at least around 4° degrees. In april there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland may

On average, it is maximum 13° in may in Scotland and at least around 6° degrees. In may there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland june

On average, it is maximum 15° in june in Scotland and at least around 8° degrees. In june there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 39 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland july

On average, it is maximum 17° in july in Scotland and at least around 10° degrees. In july there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 45 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Scotland.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Scotland august

On average, it is maximum 17° in august in Scotland and at least around 10° degrees. In august there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 46 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Scotland.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Scotland september

On average, it is maximum 15° in september in Scotland and at least around 9° degrees. In september there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 24 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland october

On average, it is maximum 12° in october in Scotland and at least around 7° degrees. In october there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 33 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Scotland.

Climate Scotland november

On average, it is maximum 8° in november in Scotland and at least around 4° degrees. In november there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 34 mm. The it will be dry 14 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 1 day in november.

Climate Scotland december

On average, it is maximum 6° in december in Scotland and at least around 2° degrees. In december there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm. The it will be dry 14 days this month in Scotland and on average, it snows 2 days in december.

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You can fly to Scotland at these well-known airports:

London Gatwick Airport
London
London City Airport
London
London Heathrow Airport
London
Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham
Manchester Airport
Manchester
Leeds Bradford Airport
Leeds
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Glasgow
Newcastle Airport
Newcastle upon Tyne
Nottingham Airport
Nottingham
East Midlands Airport
Nottingham

If you want to fly to an island of Scotland you can go to:

St. Mary's Airport
St Mary's

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About Scotland

Scotland is in the continental part Europe and the capital is Edinburgh. The total surface is 78.772 km² and the population consists of 5.313.600 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 3,5x as small as United States. 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 483 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 1 hour40. If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 702 km from London to the capital city Edinburgh and you are about 7 hours and 20 minutes on your way without stops and delay..

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Time difference Scotland

In Scotland it is now 17:00 o’clock in the afternoon on tuesday 10 december 2019. That is 5 hour later than in United States. The time zone of Scotland is Europe/London and the Greenwich time is UTC+00.

Currency Scotland

In Scotland the Pound sterling is used to pay.

Exchange rate Pound sterling (GBP) 10 december 2019

1 Pound sterling = 1,32 United States dollar
100 Pound sterling = 131,54 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 0,76 Pound sterling
100 United States dollar = 76,02 Pound sterling

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