Edinburgh vs Isle of Skye: which is better, month by month

Edinburgh beats Isle of Skye in all 12 months — its lead peaks in December (51 vs 24).

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.

Edinburgh vs Isle of Skye — all 12 months

MonthEdinburghIsle of SkyeWinnerGap
January53Dcold, a little rain, clean air29Fcold, soaked, clean airEdinburgh24
February60Ccold, a little rain, clean air36Fcold, soaked, clean airEdinburgh24
March67Ccold, a little rain, clean air49Fcold, rainy, clean airEdinburgh18
April76Bcold, a little rain, clean air66Ccold, a little rain, clean airEdinburgh10
May83Acool, a little rain, clean air77Bcool, rainy, clean airEdinburgh6
June86Anice, a little rain, clean air75Bcool, rainy, clean airEdinburgh11
July90Snice, a little rain, clean air71Bcool, rainy, clean airEdinburgh19
August87Anice, a little rain, clean air64Ccool, soaked, clean airEdinburgh23
September79Bcool, a little rain, clean air56Dcool, soaked, clean airEdinburgh23
October68Ccool, a little rain, clean air42Fcold, soaked, clean airEdinburgh26
November58Dcold, a little rain, clean air34Fcold, soaked, clean airEdinburgh24
December51Dcold, a little rain, clean air24Fcold, soaked, clean airEdinburgh27

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (51 vs 24). 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
12 of 12

Isle of Skye

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · mild climate

Best month
May 77/100
Months won
0 of 12

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