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BBQ weather in Edinburgh

If you're planning anything outdoors in Edinburgh, the city's east coast Scottish position makes its weather genuinely different from Glasgow just 50 miles west — drier, sunnier, but more exposed to North Sea easterlies that can bring bitter cold in spring and haar fog in summer. Winters are colder than most of England but rainfall is moderate, and the city sits in something of a rain shadow from the hills to the west.

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If you're planning a BBQ in Edinburgh, the east coast position means drier evenings than Glasgow or the western Highlands — but North Sea haar fog can roll in off the Forth with little warning in summer, and a clear forecast doesn't always survive the evening.

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Last updated: 7 May 2026