Best time to go to Scotland for a perfect weather and where to go?

Discover the perfect time to go to Scotland from seasonal averages in many locations like Dundee or Glasgow, right here.

When is the best time to go to Scotland?

When is the best time to go to Scotland? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

In August, the weather is good across more than 9% of the territory of Scotland
The best months to go to Edinburgh are May, June, July, August and September
On average, the warmest months in Edinburgh are July and August, and the coldest month of the year is January
The rainiest months in this city are July and August

For information about the climate and the weather city by city in Scotland for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:

Month			Our opinion	View Details
January	36°F to 45°F	51%	very bad	Scotland in january
February	36°F to 45°F	45%	very bad	Scotland in february
March	40°F to 47°F	40%	very bad	Scotland in march
April*	45°F to 50°F	41%	very bad to bad*	Scotland in april
May*	49°F to 54°F	48%	bad to tolerable*	Scotland in may
June*	52°F to 59°F	50%	bad to tolerable*	Scotland in june
July	58°F to 63°F	54%	tolerable	Scotland in july
August*	56°F to 61°F	55%	bad to good*	Scotland in august
September	52°F to 59°F	43%	tolerable	Scotland in september
October	47°F to 56°F	45%	bad	Scotland in october
November*	40°F to 50°F	47%	very bad to bad*	Scotland in november
December*	36°F to 49°F	47%	very bad to bad*	Scotland in december

* weather varies across the country ; please check out the Where to go section below.

Best time to travel to Scotland by cities

Best time to go to Edinburgh

The best months to go to Edinburgh are may, june, july, august and september.

Best time to go to Glasgow

The best months to go to Glasgow are may, june, july, august and september.

Best time to go to Aberdeen

The best months to go to Aberdeen are june, july, august and september.

Best time to go to Dundee

The best months to go to Dundee are july and august.

Best time to go to Inverness

The best months to go to Inverness are may, june, july, august and september.

Best time to go to Loch Ness Lake

The best months to go to Loch Ness Lake are july, august and september.

Best time to go to Oban

Best time to go to Perth

Best time to go to Shetland islands

Best time to go to Skye

Best time to go to Thurso

Best time to go to Anstruther

Best time to go to Arbroath

Best time to go to Ardrossan

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Climate and Weather in Scotland

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Temperatures and rainfall in Scotland

On these 3 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Scotland and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness, as well as the month-by-month sea temperature for coastal cities.

Where to go in Scotland?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Edinburgh	43°F	45°F	49°F	54°F	58°F	63°F	67°F	65°F	61°F	56°F	49°F	43°F
Glasgow	41°F	43°F	49°F	54°F	58°F	63°F	65°F	63°F	59°F	54°F	47°F	43°F
Aberdeen	43°F	45°F	47°F	50°F	56°F	59°F	63°F	63°F	59°F	54°F	49°F	45°F
Dundee	41°F	45°F	49°F	52°F	58°F	61°F	67°F	65°F	61°F	56°F	49°F	43°F
Inverness	41°F	43°F	47°F	52°F	58°F	61°F	65°F	63°F	61°F	54°F	47°F	41°F
Loch Ness Lake	38°F	40°F	45°F	52°F	56°F	61°F	63°F	61°F	58°F	52°F	43°F	40°F
Oban	43°F	45°F	47°F	52°F	56°F	59°F	63°F	61°F	59°F	54°F	49°F	45°F
Perth	41°F	43°F	47°F	52°F	58°F	61°F	65°F	65°F	61°F	54°F	47°F	41°F
Shetland islands	47°F	47°F	47°F	49°F	52°F	54°F	59°F	59°F	58°F	54°F	50°F	49°F
Skye	47°F	47°F	47°F	50°F	54°F	58°F	61°F	59°F	59°F	56°F	50°F	49°F
Thurso	45°F	45°F	47°F	50°F	54°F	58°F	61°F	61°F	59°F	54°F	50°F	47°F
Anstruther	45°F	45°F	49°F	50°F	56°F	59°F	65°F	63°F	61°F	56°F	50°F	47°F
Arbroath	45°F	45°F	49°F	50°F	54°F	59°F	63°F	63°F	61°F	56°F	50°F	47°F
Ardrossan	45°F	45°F	49°F	52°F	56°F	61°F	63°F	63°F	61°F	56°F	50°F	47°F
Aviemore	38°F	40°F	43°F	50°F	54°F	59°F	63°F	61°F	58°F	50°F	43°F	38°F
Ayr	45°F	45°F	49°F	52°F	56°F	61°F	65°F	63°F	61°F	56°F	50°F	47°F
Blairgowrie	40°F	43°F	47°F	52°F	58°F	61°F	65°F	63°F	59°F	54°F	47°F	41°F
Bo'ness	41°F	43°F	49°F	54°F	58°F	63°F	67°F	65°F	61°F	54°F	47°F	43°F
Brora	43°F	45°F	49°F	50°F	56°F	59°F	63°F	63°F	59°F	54°F	49°F	45°F
Buckie	43°F	45°F	49°F	50°F	56°F	59°F	63°F	63°F	59°F	56°F	49°F	45°F

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Is this weather information for Scotland reliable?

Climate data for Scotland has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Scotland allows us to determine the average for each month in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Loch Ness Lake, Oban, Perth, and 76 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.