Погода: Сент-Андрус, июнь

The thing regulars promise about June here is not warmth but light: it stays usable until half past nine or ten, and our row backs it with 17.5 hours of daylight, the longest of any month we hold for this city. On temperature they expect 12 to 16C by day and warn that it can swing either way inside a few hours - sun, then sleet, then sun. Our 18C is the top of their range and reads as 16C in a 20 kph wind, with nights at 10.6C. Rain is 65.4mm across 9.9 days, so a lightweight waterproof rather than an umbrella, and shoes that can take cobbles and a steep hill. The record: humidity 78 percent, 10.4 hours of sun, a 15.9C sea and AQI 35.

Forum posters describe February in St Andrews as likely cold but with a real chance of blue skies, genuinely variable day to day, though generally fine overall. Posters specifically note Scotland's east coast runs noticeably drier than the west, with St Andrews' own local microclimate reducing the odds of golf course closures compared to other parts of the country. Posters mention golf courses can close for a while in the morning due to frost, though last year most stayed open, sometimes just opening a bit later in the day. Posters do note that waiting until March would improve the weather odds somewhat, though Scotland's climate remains genuinely unpredictable either way. Posters generally rate February as cold but workable for a St Andrews visit, with cheaper golf rates a real upside of the off-season timing.

The forum's blunt summary: Scottish weather is unpredictable even in August, and you should be ready for anything from 50F to 90F, drought conditions, or persistent heavy rain within the same week. The standard packing list is short and long-sleeve tees, a fleece for when the sea breeze picks up, and a rain jacket - layers are repeatedly called the best strategy. Separately, posters flag August itself as the busiest month: school holidays plus a bank holiday near month's end, and the long-running Lammas Market fair takes over much of the town center and makes parking difficult.