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The climate of Edinburgh (Scotland)
Edinburgh is located on Scotland’s east coast and is Scotland’s capital. Edinburgh’s old city centre is divided into the Old Town and the New Town. Together they are on UNESCO’s world heritage list. The Old Town consists of a castle with streets around it in a fish-bone pattern. The New Town is an 18th century expansion of the city which is loosely based on the Old Town. However, architectural styles are different. In the rest of the world Edinburgh is mainly famous for the Edinburgh festival. This festival consists of a series of festivals that last from the end of July to the beginning of September.
Just like the greater part of Scotland Edinburgh has a moderate maritime climate which is relatively mild due to its northern location. Especially winters are mild. During the day subzero temperatures hardly ever occur. During the summer temperatures are moderate and hardly rise above 22 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature on record is 31.4 degrees Celsius. Because the sea is close extremes in climate hardly ever occur. Edinburgh is situated between the coastline and the hills this is why it is called Windy City. During the period that lasts from October to May Atlantic depressions may occur also known as European windstorms.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Edinburgh:

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 6 0 1 20 8
February 6 0 2 17 7
March 8 1 3 19 7
April 11 3 5 16 8
May 14 5 5 16 10
June 17 8 6 16 12
July 18 10 5 15 14
August 18 10 5 17 14
September 16 9 4 18 14
October 13 6 3 19 13
November 8 2 2 19 12
December 6 1 1 19 10
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

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