Edinburgh weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Edinburgh, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 30°C on 2022-07-19; its coldest fell to -18°C on 1982-01-11.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C2022-01-01
-9°C1982-01-10
|
11°C1998-01-10
-18°C1982-01-11
|
| February | 15°C2019-02-26
-4°C2018-02-28
|
11°C1998-02-13
-11°C1986-02-27
|
| March | 20°C2012-03-26
-2°C2018-03-01
|
11°C2021-03-29
-14°C2001-03-02
|
| April | 23°C2003-04-16
1°C1981-04-24
|
12°C2007-04-24
-6°C2013-04-06
|
| May | 25°C2017-05-26
3°C1993-05-14
|
14°C2017-05-26
-3°C1981-05-02
|
| June | 27°C2018-06-28
7°C1991-06-02
|
16°C2026-06-27
0°C1991-06-05
|
| July | 30°C2022-07-19
10°C1997-07-01
|
17°C2022-07-19
4°C2000-07-07
|
| August | 27°C2003-08-09
11°C1989-08-26
|
18°C1997-08-20
2°C2012-08-31
|
| September | 26°C2021-09-08
9°C2007-09-26
|
17°C1999-09-02
-2°C1993-09-28
|
| October | 19°C2018-10-10
2°C2008-10-28
|
15°C1995-10-08
-5°C1993-10-17
|
| November | 15°C2022-11-11
-1°C1985-11-29
|
13°C2007-11-01
-7°C1993-11-24
|
| December | 14°C2025-12-09
-6°C1995-12-29
|
11°C1994-12-11
-13°C1995-12-29
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 15°C2019-02-26
-9°C1982-01-10
|
11°C1994-12-11
-18°C1982-01-11
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 25°C2017-05-26
-2°C2018-03-01
|
14°C2017-05-26
-14°C2001-03-02
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 30°C2022-07-19
7°C1991-06-02
|
18°C1997-08-20
0°C1991-06-05
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 26°C2021-09-08
-1°C1985-11-29
|
17°C1999-09-02
-7°C1993-11-24
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Edinburgh has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.