Annual mean 9°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind W
Warmest
18.6 °C
Coldest
4.7 °C
Wettest
28%
Windiest
6.5 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.2 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Edinburgh over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Edinburgh has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 12% in April, the driest month, to 23% in February, the wettest. Winds in Edinburgh are highest in February, averaging 5.3 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Edinburgh come in April, when the sky is typically 63% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 69%.
Month by month Edinburgh climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
5°C
3°C
0°C
19%
67%
4.7 m/s
0
0
6
February
6°C
4°C
1°C
23%
66%
5.3 m/s
0
0
9
March
8°C
4°C
3°C
18%
68%
4.5 m/s
0
0
22
April
10°C
5°C
5°C
12%
63%
4.1 m/s
2
0
40
May
14°C
9°C
10°C
15%
64%
4.0 m/s
15
0
70
June
16°C
11°C
13°C
15%
68%
4.1 m/s
32
1
81
July
18°C
13°C
15°C
16%
68%
3.8 m/s
54
2
83
August
17°C
13°C
14°C
18%
65%
4.0 m/s
48
1
83
September
15°C
11°C
12°C
17%
65%
4.0 m/s
27
1
79
October
12°C
9°C
8°C
22%
66%
4.4 m/s
4
0
57
November
8°C
5°C
4°C
19%
65%
4.0 m/s
0
0
28
December
6°C
4°C
1°C
21%
69%
4.4 m/s
0
0
12
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Edinburgh weather by season
Year round, Edinburgh has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 18°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Edinburgh weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 21%
Winter in Edinburgh has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Edinburgh weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 6°CRain 15%
Spring in Edinburgh has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Edinburgh weather in summerJune to August
High 17°CLow 12°CRain 17%
Summer in Edinburgh has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Edinburgh weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 19%
Autumn in Edinburgh has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Edinburgh?
Edinburgh has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 12% in April, the driest month, to 23% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Edinburgh windiest?
Winds in Edinburgh are highest in February, averaging 5.3 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Edinburgh year round?
The average temperature in Edinburgh over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.