If you're planning anything outdoors in Aberdeen, the city's northeast Scottish position makes its weather almost unique in the UK — most of the rain here comes from the east off the North Sea rather than the southwest off the Atlantic, which is the opposite of almost every other major British city. Summers are short and cool, haar fog rolls in off the sea from April to September, and Cairngorms shelter to the west keeps westerly rainfall lower than Glasgow. Daylight is genuinely long in summer — close to 18 hours at midsummer.
Check today's verdict in the app →If you're cycling in Aberdeen, the wind off the North Sea is the dominant factor — easterlies are the unusual one for the UK and they can bring bitter cold and haar fog in equal measure, and the long summer daylight gives you riding hours that southern cities don't have.
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