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Edinburgh, United Kingdom Weather

Current WeatherEdinburgh · Local time 9:01 AM +01:00
60° | 50°
50°F
Feels like 47°
Sunny
WindSW 7 mph · Gusts 21 mph
Precip9% · –
Humidity81% · Dew point 45°
UV index2 Low
Air Quality21 Good
Pressure30.00 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset7:16 AM · 6:48 PM · 11h 32m

Weather map — Edinburgh

Now
52°
8%
8 mph
10:00
55°
5%
10 mph
11:00
56°
8%
12 mph
12:00
57°
14%
12 mph
13:00
58°
4%
11 mph
14:00
59°
3%
11 mph
15:00
60°
4%
10 mph
16:00
60°
3%
11 mph
17:00
58°
3%
11 mph
18:00
56°
4%
10 mph
19:00
54°
6%
8 mph
20:00
53°
7%
7 mph
21:00
52°
8%
7 mph
22:00
52°
11%
8 mph
23:00
53°
10%
9 mph
00:00
53°
15%
10 mph
01:00
55°
13%
11 mph
02:00
55°
15%
9 mph
03:00
55°
25%
9 mph
04:00
56°
26%
9 mph
05:00
56°
28%
10 mph
06:00
55°
0.03 in
8 mph
07:00
55°
44%
8 mph
08:00
55°
48%
7 mph

Today · Thu 10/1

High 60°
9% / –

Sunny. Winds SW at 12 mph.

Tonight · Thu 10/1

Low 52°
8% / –

Sunny. Winds S at 7 mph.

Tomorrow · Fri 10/2

62° | 51°
84% / 0.28 in

Showers. Winds SW at 14 mph.

7-day trend

Edinburgh · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast — Edinburgh

Refreshed hourly

About Edinburgh

CountryUnited Kingdom
RegionScotland
Population514,990
ContinentEurope
Time zoneEurope/London (+01:00)
Latitude55.9530°
Longitude-3.1880°
Air QualityGood (AQI 21)

Details & indices

Wind
7 mph SW
Gusts 21 mph
Humidity
81%
Dew point 45°
Pressure
30.00 inHg
Rising
UV index
2 — Low
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 21 · US EPA
Visibility
6 mi
Clear view

Sun & moon

Sunrise7:16 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Length of day11h 32m
Moonrise7:48 PM
Moonset1:58 PM
Moon phase🌔 Last Quarter
Local time9:01 AM (+01:00)

Edinburgh climate in January

8-year averages · when to visit
Edinburgh
Photo: Wikimedia
December January February
Average temperature ▼ 43°F 39°F ▲ 41°F
Typical high ▼ 45°F 43°F ▲ 46°F
Typical low ▼ 37°F 36°F ▲ 37°F
Water temperature ▼ 45°F 42°F ▲ 43°F
Precipitation ▼ 4.0 in 2.7 in ▲ 3.0 in
Wet days ▼ 15 d 13 d ▲ 14 d
Humidity ▼ 85% 84% ▼ 82%
Sunshine per day ▲ 2.6 h 3.8 h ▲ 5.1 h
Cloud cover ▼ 63% 51% ▼ 47%
Midday UV ▲ 0 1 ▲ 2
Daylight 7:05 7:44 9:37
Our take Poor Poor Poor
January temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
35°38°41°44°161116212631
January precipitation day by day in
00.130.26161116212631
January UV day by day clear-sky midday value
05.511161116212631

Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.

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Updated: 9:01 AM
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · 55.95°N, 3.19°W · Europe/London · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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Updated: 9:01 AM