Climate
Climate in Edinburgh
Air temperature, 10 m wind, sunshine hours and rain, month by month. Averages 2016-2025. This is not a trip forecast.
The year
4°
Jan
5°
Feb
6°
Mar
8°
Apr
11°
May
14°
Jun
15°
Jul
15°
Aug
13°
Sep
10°
Oct
7°
Nov
6°
Dec
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air (°C) | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.2 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 5.5 |
| Sunshine (h) | 114 | 145 | 210 | 281 | 326 | 329 | 317 | 302 | 233 | 165 | 130 | 82 |
| Rain (mm) | 74 | 75 | 73 | 52 | 69 | 79 | 89 | 81 | 79 | 100 | 82 | 92 |
| Wind (kn) | 10.3 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.9 |
| Gusts (kn) | 28.2 | 30.4 | 26.8 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 26.9 | 25.1 | 27.4 |
| Sea (°C) | 5.5 | 6 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 9 | 6.8 |
Mean wind at 10 m, in knots. Gusts are the mean of each day's peak.
Sea temperature, averages 2022-2026. This is not the 2015-2024 series.
The seasons
Spring
March – May
8°·272 h·65 mm
8.2 kn·Sea 10°
Summer
June – August
15°·316 h·83 mm
7.9 kn·Sea 15°
Autumn
September – November
10°·176 h·87 mm
9 kn·Sea 12°
Winter
December – February
5°·114 h·80 mm
10.4 kn·Sea 6°
