Bournemouth vs Edinburgh: which is better, month by month

Edinburgh beats Bournemouth in 11 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (51 vs 38) — and they are within 3 points in April.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Bournemouth

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · mild climate

Best month: July 85/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Edinburgh

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · mild climate

Best month: July 90/100
Months won: 11 of 12

Bournemouth vs Edinburgh — all 12 months

Month	Bournemouth	Edinburgh	Winner	Gap
January	41Fcold, a little rain, clean air	53Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	12
February	48Fcold, a little rain, clean air	60Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	12
March	58Dcold, a little rain, clean air	67Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	9
April	75Bcool, a little rain, clean air	76Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
May	77Bnice, a little rain, clean air	83Acool, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	6
June	81Anice, a little rain, clean air	86Anice, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	5
July	85Anice, a little rain, clean air	90Snice, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	5
August	83Anice, a little rain, clean air	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	4
September	73Bnice, a little rain, clean air	79Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	6
October	60Ccool, rainy, clean air	68Ccool, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	8
November	49Fcold, rainy, clean air	58Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	9
December	38Fcold, rainy, clean air	51Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Edinburgh	13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (38 vs 51). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.