Destination brief
Scotland, United Kingdom
Travel Score
70
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
No good stretch in this forecast
The best run is Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25, with an average weather score of only 38.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 32/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 90% chance of rain on Oct 23.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
Edinburgh, City of EdinburghStation: Old TownUpdated 6:30 AM local time
6°C
Patchy rain nearby
Feels like 5°High 8° · Low 4°
Rain now
27%
Rain today
90% chance
Humidity
84%
Wind
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 63 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
CulturalEdinburgh · Local
Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027In 67 days
Edinburgh's New Year festival from 29 December to 1 January, with a torchlight procession and a street party on 31 December.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 70 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
6:40 AM
Friday, October 23
7 km/h NE
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 23
8° 4°
Light rain · 90% rain
Sat
Oct 24
12° 4°
Overcast · 87% rain
Sun
Oct 25
10° 8°
Patchy rain nearby · 72% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
United Kingdom
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Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 0.747 GBP, as of 23 Oct 2026
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Glasgow
67 km away · 626k people
67Travel with care
5°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefDundee
59 km away · 148k people
68Travel with care
4°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefCumbernauld
50 km away · 51k people
67Travel with care
4°Overcast
Open briefHamilton
57 km away · 54k people
67Travel with care
4°Overcast
Open briefMeikle Earnock
57 km away · 54k people
67Travel with care
4°Overcast
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: July, August and September. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
18° 11°
Pleasant
About 91 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | 5° / 2° | 74 mm | 49 |
| February | Cold | 6° / 1° | 60 mm | 52 |
| March | Cold | 7° / 2° | 60 mm | 58 |
| April | Cool | 10° / 4° | 53 mm | 67 |
| May | Cool | 13° / 6° | 60 mm | 76 |
| June | Cool | 16° / 9° | 82 mm | 80 |
| July | Pleasant | 18° / 11° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 91 mm |
| 85 |
| August | Pleasant | 17° / 11° | 100 mm | 82 |
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| September | Cool | 15° / 9° | 64 mm | 81 |
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| October | Cool | 12° / 7° | 93 mm | 66 |
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| November | Cold | 8° / 4° | 79 mm | 57 |
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| December | Cold | 6° / 2° | 73 mm | 51 |
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