Best time to visit Edinburgh

Based on 0 years of real historical weather data (2015–2026). Sunshine hours, rainfall, and temperature — week by week.

⭐ Best week

W32 · Aug 5–11

🌡 18.6°C avg☀️ 11.1h sun/day🌧 1.2mm/day

Weather score: 83/100

17.6°C

Avg summer temp

7.1°C

Avg winter temp

7.2h

Avg sunshine / day

2.5mm

Avg rainfall / day

Month-by-month weather

January43/100

🌡 6.7°C☀️ 3.6h🌧 Light showers

February46/100

🌡 7.1°C☀️ 5.4h🌧 Light showers

March60/100

🌡 9.3°C☀️ 7.3h🌧 Light showers

April70/100

🌡 10.7°C☀️ 9.4h🌧 Light showers

May77/100

🌡 14.0°C☀️ 10.8h🌧 Light showers

June81/100

🌡 16.8°C☀️ 10.1h🌧 Light showers

July77/100

🌡 18.1°C☀️ 10.1h🌧 Light showers

August83/100

🌡 17.8°C☀️ 9.7h🌧 Light showers

September69/100

🌡 16.0°C☀️ 7.8h🌧 Light showers

October59/100

🌡 12.6°C☀️ 5.4h🌧 Light showers

November50/100

🌡 8.3°C☀️ 4.0h🌧 Light showers

December39/100

🌡 7.5°C☀️ 2.4h🌧 Moderate rain

All weeks ranked by weather score

Week	Dates	Avg temp	Range	Sun / day	Rain / day	Score
W32	Aug 5–11	18.6°C	9.5°–20.8°	11.1h	1.2mm	83
W35	Aug 26–Sep 1	17.2°C	9.2°–20.4°	10.0h	0.8mm	82
W24	Jun 10–16	17.7°C	8.7°–20.8°	10.1h	1.2mm	81
W34	Aug 19–25	18.3°C	9.7°–20.8°	8.6h	1.7mm	78
W21	May 20–26	15.1°C	6.1°–17.9°	10.7h	0.6mm	77
W22	May 27–Jun 2	14.7°C	6.0°–16.7°	12.8h	1.1mm	77
W25	Jun 17–23	18.1°C	9.2°–21.0°	10.7h	2.3mm	77
W30	Jul 22–28	17.1°C	9.1°–19.0°	10.6h	2.0mm	77
W28	Jul 8–14	18.1°C	9.0°–20.3°	10.6h	2.7mm	75
W27	Jul 1–7	18.6°C	10.1°–22.2°	10.2h	3.1mm	74
W29	Jul 15–21	18.7°C	10.4°–22.3°	8.9h	3.4mm	72
W33	Aug 12–18	17.9°C	9.6°–20.5°	9.8h	3.3mm	72
W16	Apr 15–21	11.0°C	1.0°–13.2°	11.1h	0.6mm	70
W19	May 6–12	13.7°C	3.5°–16.1°	10.9h	1.8mm	70
W20	May 13–19	14.6°C	5.8°–16.5°	10.1h	2.2mm	69
W36	Sep 2–8	17.6°C	9.8°–20.3°	8.1h	3.1mm	69
W37	Sep 9–15	15.7°C	7.9°–18.1°	8.2h	2.5mm	67
W31	Jul 29–Aug 4	17.0°C	8.9°–19.2°	8.9h	3.4mm	66
W38	Sep 16–22	15.7°C	7.4°–17.7°	7.6h	2.5mm	65
W17	Apr 22–28	10.5°C	0.2°–13.6°	10.0h	2.0mm	64
W23	Jun 3–9	15.4°C	7.2°–19.0°	10.7h	3.8mm	64
W18	Apr 29–May 5	11.7°C	4.6°–14.3°	9.3h	2.1mm	63
W39	Sep 23–29	14.9°C	6.4°–17.0°	7.5h	2.7mm	62
W12	Mar 18–24	10.2°C	0.4°–12.9°	8.3h	1.7mm	60
W26	Jun 24–30	16.0°C	9.2°–17.8°	8.9h	4.4mm	60
W15	Apr 8–14	11.0°C	1.6°–13.3°	8.1h	1.9mm	59
W41	Oct 7–13	13.3°C	5.6°–16.2°	5.7h	1.6mm	59
W14	Apr 1–7	10.4°C	1.3°–13.6°	8.6h	2.2mm	58
W13	Mar 25–31	9.3°C	-0.2°–12.3°	7.6h	2.1mm	55
W10	Mar 4–10	8.2°C	-0.8°–11.9°	6.7h	1.4mm	53
W43	Oct 21–27	12.7°C	4.9°–14.1°	4.9h	2.1mm	53
W40	Sep 30–Oct 6	14.4°C	6.7°–16.5°	6.6h	4.2mm	51
W42	Oct 14–20	12.1°C	5.3°–13.7°	5.2h	2.9mm	50
W45	Nov 4–10	10.2°C	2.7°–12.6°	4.7h	2.0mm	50
W11	Mar 11–17	9.6°C	0.9°–12.1°	6.4h	2.7mm	49
W44	Oct 28–Nov 3	10.5°C	3.8°–13.2°	4.6h	2.4mm	49
W6	Feb 5–11	6.2°C	-0.5°–8.1°	5.8h	1.9mm	46
W8	Feb 19–25	7.4°C	-0.5°–9.9°	6.0h	2.6mm	45
W5	Jan 29–Feb 4	7.4°C	0.4°–10.2°	4.7h	1.9mm	44
W9	Feb 26–Mar 3	6.6°C	-0.8°–8.5°	5.7h	2.5mm	44
W3	Jan 15–21	6.0°C	-0.7°–9.3°	3.9h	1.5mm	43
W48	Nov 25–Dec 1	6.2°C	-0.6°–8.8°	3.4h	1.5mm	43
W47	Nov 18–24	7.4°C	-0.6°–11.2°	4.4h	2.6mm	42
W4	Jan 22–28	7.1°C	0.1°–10.5°	3.8h	2.2mm	41
W7	Feb 12–18	7.8°C	0.6°–9.8°	4.8h	3.2mm	39
W51	Dec 16–22	9.5°C	2.4°–12.6°	2.0h	2.3mm	39
W2	Jan 8–14	6.8°C	-0.6°–9.9°	4.1h	3.1mm	37
W50	Dec 9–15	6.3°C	-1.4°–9.8°	2.3h	2.0mm	37
W46	Nov 11–17	9.3°C	2.5°–12.8°	3.6h	4.8mm	33
W1	Jan 1–7	6.9°C	-1.1°–9.9°	2.8h	4.0mm	30
W49	Dec 2–8	7.0°C	-2.2°–10.6°	2.7h	4.2mm	29
W52	Dec 23–29	7.0°C	0.9°–10.7°	2.6h	6.1mm	22

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