10-day weather forecast for Glasgow, Scotland - The Weather Channel | weather.com (2024)

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Is the weather better in Edinburgh or Glasgow? ›

The two cities are only 42 miles apart so any temperature difference may depend on the direction of the wind on any given day, over the year Glasgow is fractionally warmer but it has significantly more rainfall than Edinburgh.

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The most pleasant time to visit Glasgow is in the warmer spring and summer months. Average temperatures during these months peak in the mid-60s, and days are long, giving sun-starved locals up to 15 hours of daylight.

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Average temperatures in winter are around 3°C but that can reach as freezing as -8°C at night during the coldest month of the year (December).

The summer months, of June, July and August, are the most popular time to visit, but the best and driest weather is often found in April/May and September/October.

Glasgow offers better value for money, with properties costing approximately £130,000 less on average compared to Edinburgh. However, for those seeking a property investment with higher growth potential, Edinburgh is the preferable choice, with a market growth rate of 6% over the past year compared to Glasgow's 5%.

December, January and February are the wettest months of the year, though can be sunny if not warm.

Fall in both countries tends to be chilly and a bit damp, although wonderfully atmospheric. October is the wettest month in Scotland, with an average rainfall of nearly six inches (176mm).

The cheapest time to visit Scotland is during the off season between November and mid-March. However, try to avoid the inflated prices over the Christmas period to keep costs low. Just because winter is the cheapest time to visit Scotland, doesn't mean it's not still a magical time to go.

Dundee is Scotland's sunniest city, with an average of 1,523 hours of sunshine per year. The long daylight hours means that you could play a round of golf in the middle of the night on Orkney and Shetland.

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The weather in Scotland tends to be quite moderate and changeable but is rarely extreme. You might experience 'four seasons in one day' but travel 20-30 minutes in any direction and the weather is generally completely different!

The best time to visit Glasgow is undoubtedly during the summer months (June to August) when the days are longest and there's a decent chance of some fine weather. Spring (April to May) and fall (September to October) can also be fine periods for travel.

Glasgow. Glaswegian summers tend to last for around three months, with temperatures averaging highs of 16°C. Usually, the hottest month for Glasgow is July with an average high of 19°C.

Scotland occupies the cooler northern section of Great Britain, so temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the British Isles, with the coldest ever UK temperature of −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) recorded at Braemar in the Grampian Mountains, on 10 January 1982 and also at Altnaharra, Highland, on 30 December 1995.

Dundee is Scotland's sunniest city, with an average of 1,523 hours of sunshine per year. The long daylight hours means that you could play a round of golf in the middle of the night on Orkney and Shetland.

Following behind Aberdeen as the second-wettest city in Scotland this summer is Glasgow. The largest city in the country saw an average of 0.45 millimetres of rainfall throughout the season. Finally, the third Scottish city to be named in the research is Edinburgh.

Generally speaking, the west coast is milder, but wetter whereas the eastern side of the country is cooler and drier. Should it rain during your travels, it's good to know that our ever-changing weather patterns will ensure that it probably won't last for long.

Annual precipitation is moderate, averaging 27 inches (685 mm), and is evenly distributed throughout the year. Edinburgh lacks prolonged sunshine: on average it annually receives less than one-third of the possible sunshine for its latitude. But its ever-changing cloudscape partly compensates for this.