How warm does The Scottish Highlands get?

Typical daytime highs in The Scottish Highlands are Mar–May 11°C (52°F), Jun–Aug 17°C (63°F), Sep–Nov 12°C (54°F), Dec–Feb 7°C (44°F).

Is The Scottish Highlands expensive?

On the ground, The Scottish Highlands is mid-range.

Europe / Scotland

The Scottish Highlands

Q: What sort of trip is The Scottish Highlands good for?

The Scottish Highlands is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, moving about and doing things, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, old stones and real towns.

The Scottish Highlands · Scotland · Inverness

Empty glens, ruined castles with no ticket office, and weather that changes four times before lunch. Bring the good coats.

The best time to visit The Scottish Highlands is May–Sep, when typical daytime highs reach about 17°C (63°F). Local time there is 01:09 (UTC+1).

Best time to go

May–Sep

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

INV · Inverness

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting moving about and doing things the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing old stones and real towns

In season

May June July August September

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High0 to 24°C32 to 75°F Rain0 to 140mm0 to 5.5in

May · high 56°F · rain 3.3in · 16.6h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Inverness, this page’s gateway

The Scottish Highlands month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	6°C43°F	80mm3.1in	7.2h7.2h
February	7°C45°F	77mm3.0in	9.3h9.3h
March	9°C47°F	73mm2.9in	11.6h11.6h
April	11°C51°F	53mm2.1in	14.2h14.2h
May	13°C56°F	85mm3.3in	16.6h16.6h	in the recommended window
June	17°C62°F	65mm2.6in	18.0h18.0h	in the recommended window
July	18°C64°F	107mm4.2in	17.4h17.4h	in the recommended window
August	18°C64°F	87mm3.4in	15.3h15.3h	in the recommended window
September	16°C61°F	92mm3.6in	12.7h12.7h	in the recommended window
October	12°C53°F	125mm4.9in	10.2h10.2h
November	9°C48°F	94mm3.7in	7.8h7.8h
December	6°C43°F	108mm4.3in	6.6h6.6h

Good to know

Currency: GBP · pound sterling
Language: English
Plug: G
Driving: on the left

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