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Weather in City of Edinburgh

Calculated from weather data of Edinburgh Airport (EGPH) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 6.9 6.7 7.7 8.1 4.0 8.5
February 8.1 9.0 9.4 8.5 6.9 7.7
March 9.5 9.1 11.4 10.3 9.1
April 11.7 11.4 12.1 11.0 12.3
May 15.3 15.6 15.5 12.9 16.1
June 17.7 18.8 18.1 18.1 17.1
July 19.5 18.6 21.1 20.3 17.8
August 18.6 18.8 19.8 18.8 17.6
September 16.7 18.1 17.3 17.6 16.1
October 13.1 12.9 14.0 13.5 12.5
November 9.5 8.9 10.8 10.5 10.6
December 7.1 8.0 4.5 7.2 6.9
Average 12.2 7.8 13.1 13.7 12.6 12.7

71st highest temperature of United Kingdom

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 1.2 1 2 3 -1 4
February 1.8 3 3 2 1 1
March 2.1 2 1 3 2
April 2.8 3 4 0 3
May 6.2 7 8 5 6
June 9.7 11 9 10 10
July 11.2 11 12 12 10
August 10.9 12 11 11 12
September 8.6 10 9 10 8
October 6.4 7 8 7 6
November 3.4 3 5 4 5
December 1.5 3 -2 2 2
Average 5.1 2.0 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.7

13th lowest temperature of United Kingdom

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
30 °C or warmer 0 0 2 0 0
25 °C or warmer 0 1 7 1 2
20 °C or warmer 0 29 33 28 18
0 °C or colder 15 53 40 52 30

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 13.9 14 19 7 25 20
February 20.8 20 13 26 32 34
March 15.6 19 10 11 13
April 9.8 12 10 9 3
May 11.4 7 14 20 8
June 11.8 10 9 5 18
July 13.5 16 9 9 19
August 13.4 6 13 11 19
September 12.2 16 11 8 10
October 19.9 24 22 27 24
November 17.1 16 22 9 15
December 21.1 30 13 22 23
Average 14.6 16.9 14.4 13.0 14.0 16.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 17.3 17 18 20 13 25
February 21.0 20 18 25 23 27
March 18.6 15 14 20 20
April 16.6 15 16 14 19
May 15.6 13 19 13 17
June 16.3 16 18 16 15
July 15.1 16 17 12 16
August 15.6 15 16 12 15
September 16.0 16 14 14 17
October 18.2 19 21 17 14
November 15.2 11 17 17 17
December 15.5 18 10 14 14
Average 16.8 18.3 15.6 17.2 14.9 17.7

53rd highest wind speed of United Kingdom

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January SW SW SW W SW
February SW W SW S SW
March SW SE SW SW
April NE NE N NE
May N SW NE W
June NE SW W E
July W W N W
August SW W SW E
September SW NW SW SW
October SW SW SW SW
November W SW W SW
December SW SW SW SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

City of Edinburgh weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in City of Edinburgh?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 20 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in City of Edinburgh?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 7 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in City of Edinburgh?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 21.1 %.

Which month is the driest in City of Edinburgh?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in April. The probability is about 9.9 %.