The Weather

Moderate

The weather here in Edinburgh, and Scotland, is quite different from home in Roanoke and Virginia. It is much more moderate. We like that.

Since Edinburgh is on the coast, and since Scotland is an island, temperatures are fairly constant; no extremes. During the summer, we will rarely experience anything other than mid-to-upper 60s for highs and mid 50s for lows. Wind is a constant; that is where 90% of this country's energy comes from.

It rains about the same amount in Scotland as in Virginia, but not all at once. Instead, the rain arrives as a drizzle intermittently mixed with clouds and sun. Always a good idea to carry a rain jacket, but not an umbrella; see comment about wind. So, even though we have 17+ hours of daylight here because of the northern latitude, only about 1/2 of that on average involves sun. No humidity - yea.