Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is a city in Scotland, United Kingdom, close to the sea. It has a population of about 488,050 (2016). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now11°C
Best timeJun–Aug
Population488,050
Local time15:59
55.95° N, 3.20° WElevation 66 mUTC+1 · British Summer Time
Postal codesEH1, EH11 …October: high / low13° / 6°
Rain this month92mm
Sea this month12°
Best timeJun–Aug
Best: Jun–Aug. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Edinburgh at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:58 · 17:579 h 59 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:38Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 4.1Next holiday30 NovemberSaint Andrew's DayNext concert14 NovAnna von Hausswolff · Queen’s Hall
Best time to visitJun–Aug
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month19°C
Average high in July
Coolest month1°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
71 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
50 mm of rain
Warmest sea14°C
August
Monuments nearby10+
within 1.3 km
How Edinburgh has grown
People living in the built-up area (130 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+24%426k in 1975 → 530k in 2025Weather in Edinburgh
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
11°C
Today hour by hourSunny · wind 20 km/h · humidity 63%
Today22 Oct12°5°0.5 mm
Fri23 Oct9°4°20.9 mm
Sat24 Oct12°3°12.1 mm
Sun25 Oct12°8°3.7 mm
Mon26 Oct12°7°4.2 mm
Tue27 Oct17°9°2.4 mm
Wed28 Oct14°9°
Thu29 Oct15°10°
Fri30 Oct13°9°
Sat31 Oct13°9°
When to go to Edinburgh
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 16 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 44 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 54 | 33 | 18 | 17 |
| High | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Low | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 81 | 58 | 65 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 92 | 80 | 75 |
| Wet days | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Sea | 7° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
What's on in Edinburgh
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Concerts and shows
14NovAnna von HausswolffQueen’s Hall
Edinburgh's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Edinburgh
0.7 km
St Mary's Cathedral, EdinburghBuilt 1886
1.3 km
St Mary's Cathedral, EdinburghBuilt 18740.8 km
St Andrew's HouseBuilt 19390.5 km
St Giles' CathedralBuilt 1400
0.5 km
Edinburgh CastleBuilt 1200
0.6 km
St Cuthbert's Church, EdinburghBuilt 1894
Museum0.1 km
Scottish National GalleryBuilt 1859
Museum1.9 km
Scottish National Gallery of Modern ArtBuilt 1960More museums: One O'Clock Gun Exhibition · The Spirit of Leithers · Trinity Apse
Outdoors around Edinburgh
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Bruntsfield LinksGolf courses
0.1 kmDeep Sea WorldAquariums
0.1 kmPhoto trailViewpoints
0.3 kmThe Royal Burgess Golfing Society of EdinburghGolf courses
0.9 kmSouth ViewpointViewpoints
1 kmPettycur Bay Holiday ParkCamp sites
1.1 kmDeep Blue ScubaDive site
3.8 kmDive site
14 kmNature around Edinburgh
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of United Kingdom seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Edinburgh
Earthquakes around Edinburgh
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 4 · 0 km
Carboniferous · 4
Formations around the town
Universities and research institutes
Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghUniversity or college · founded 1505
University of EdinburghUniversity or college · founded 1582
Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghUniversity or college · founded 1681
Royal Society of EdinburghUniversity or college · founded 1783
Heriot-Watt UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1821
Fettes CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1870
Queen Margaret UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1875
Scottish Association of the Teachers of HistoryUniversity or college · founded 1973
The David Hume InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1985
Edinburgh Napier UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1992
Portobello High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 2006
Edinburgh CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2012
Scotland's Rural CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2012
Scottish Graduate School of Social ScienceUniversity or college
Scottish Universities Life Sciences AllianceUniversity or college
South-East Scotland School of AnaesthesiaUniversity or college
Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghResearch institute · founded 1670
Royal ObservatoryResearch institute · founded 1896
Edinburgh Cancer ResearchResearch institute · founded 1979
Scotch Whisky Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1979
Biomathematics and Statistics ScotlandResearch institute · founded 1987
International Centre for Mathematical SciencesResearch institute · founded 1990
Wellcome Centre for Cell BiologyResearch institute · founded 1992
UK Astronomy Technology CentreResearch institute · founded 1998
Centre for Inflammation ResearchResearch institute · founded 1999
Maxwell Institute for Mathematical SciencesResearch institute · founded 2005
Institute of Genetics and CancerResearch institute · founded 2007
Scottish Longitudinal Study Development & Support UnitResearch institute · founded 2007
British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceResearch institute · founded 2008
MRC Centre for Regenerative MedicineResearch institute · founded 2008
Software Sustainability InstituteResearch institute · founded 2010
UK Regenerative Medicine PlatformResearch institute · founded 2012
Agricultural Engineering Precision Innovation CentreResearch institute · founded 2013
Edinburgh GenomicsResearch institute · founded 2013
Asthma UK Centre for Applied ResearchResearch institute · founded 2014
Simons Initiative for the Developing BrainResearch institute · founded 2017
MRC Centre for Reproductive HealthResearch institute
Towns and villages around Edinburgh
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Roxburgh's Court0.4 kmQueen Street0.5 kmYork Place0.6 kmGrange Park2.2 kmSunnybank2.2 kmThornville Terrace2.6 kmHamilton Wynd3 kmMorningside3.2 kmDrylaw3.4 kmSlateford4 kmDuddingston4.3 kmDavidson's Mains4.7 kmLiberton4.9 kmCramond6.3 kmCramond Bridge6.4 kmLothianburn6.6 kmJoppa Pans6.8 kmBonaly6.8 kmJuniper Green7.7 kmGogar8.3 kmRiccarton8.5 kmLennie8.8 kmBlinkbonny8.8 kmHermiston9 kmCurrie9.3 kmWarriston10 kmIngliston11 kmGowanhill11 kmDalmeny12 kmBalerno12 kmRatho12 kmRatho Station12 kmAlmondhill12 kmNewbridge13 kmKirkliston13 kmBurnwynd13 kmSouth Queensferry13 kmGlenbrook14 kmBonnington14 kmPort Edgar14 km
Edinburgh from above
Around Edinburgh40 places to see, do and reach nearby
Water of LeithNature3.7 kmRiver Almond, LothianNature7.2 kmJordan BurnNature3.6 kmWallace's Cave, RosewellNature11 kmRiver Esk, LothianNature9.2 kmDuddingston LochNature3.2 kmCramond IslandNature7.4 kmInchmickeryNature8.1 kmSouth Black HillMountain15 kmPeatrig HillMountain27 kmHare HillMountain14 kmDarlees RigMountain28 kmWhite CraigMountain27 kmCairnpapple HillMountain27 kmDeep Blue ScubaDive site3.8 kmDive siteDive site14 kmSt Mary's Cathedral, EdinburghMonument0.7 kmSt Mary's Cathedral, EdinburghMonument1.3 kmSt Andrew's HouseMonument0.8 kmSt Giles' CathedralMonument0.5 kmEdinburgh CastleMonument0.5 kmSt Cuthbert's Church, EdinburghMonument0.6 kmUsher HallMonument0.8 kmBute HouseMonument0.7 kmScottish National GalleryMuseum0.1 kmScottish National Gallery of Modern ArtMuseum1.9 kmNational Museum of ScotlandMuseum0.7 kmScottish National Portrait GalleryMuseum0.4 kmScotch Whisky Heritage CentreMuseum0.4 kmEdinburgh WaverleyStation0.4 kmHaymarketStation1.6 kmSlatefordStation4.1 kmCruise Liner TerminalFerry port3.3 kmInchcolmFerry port11 kmDalkeithPlace10 kmLivingstonPlace21 kmDunfermlinePlace21 kmKirkcaldyPlace18 kmRosythPlace18 kmSouth QueensferryPlace13 km
Postal codes
EH1EH11EH2EH3EH4EH5EH6EH7EH8EH9EH99
Getting to Edinburgh
Edinburgh AirportEDI
11 kmDundee AirportDND
57 kmGlasgow AirportGLA
78 kmEdinburgh WaverleyRailway station
0.4 kmHaymarketRailway station
1.6 kmSlatefordRailway station
4.1 kmCruise Liner TerminalFerry port
3.3 kmInchcolmHawes Pier
11 kmPlaces near Edinburgh
Places with a climate like Edinburgh
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Edinburgh?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, July and August offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Edinburgh.
What is the hottest month in Edinburgh?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19°C and lows of 11°C.
What is the coldest month in Edinburgh?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 7°C and lows of 1°C.
What is the rainiest month in Edinburgh?
July is the wettest month with about 71 mm of precipitation on 18 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Edinburgh?
The sea is warmest in August at about 14°C and coolest in February at about 6°C.
What is the postal code of Edinburgh?
Edinburgh has 11 postal codes: EH1, EH11, EH2, EH3, EH4, EH5, EH6, EH7, EH8, EH9, EH99.