Edinburgh vs Inverness: which is better, month by month

Edinburgh beats Inverness in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (53 vs 46) — and they are within 3 points in the other 8 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Edinburgh vs Inverness — all 12 months

MonthEdinburghInvernessWinnerGap
January53Dcold, a little rain, clean air46Fcold, a little rain, clean airEdinburgh7
February60Ccold, a little rain, clean air54Dcold, a little rain, clean airEdinburgh6
March67Ccold, a little rain, clean air65Ccold, a little rain, clean airTie2
April76Bcold, a little rain, clean air73Bcold, a little rain, clean airTie3
May83Acool, a little rain, clean air80Acool, a little rain, clean airTie3
June86Anice, a little rain, clean air84Acool, a little rain, clean airTie2
July90Snice, a little rain, clean air87Anice, a little rain, clean airTie3
August87Anice, a little rain, clean air85Anice, a little rain, clean airTie2
September79Bcool, a little rain, clean air76Bcool, a little rain, clean airTie3
October68Ccool, a little rain, clean air63Ccool, rainy, clean airEdinburgh5
November58Dcold, a little rain, clean air55Dcold, a little rain, clean airTie3
December51Dcold, a little rain, clean air45Fcold, rainy, clean airEdinburgh6

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (53 vs 46). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Edinburgh

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · mild climate

Best month
July 90/100
Months won
4 of 12

Inverness

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · mild climate

Best month
July 87/100
Months won
0 of 12

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