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Best time to visit Aberdeen

July is the best time to visit Aberdeen for general sightseeing, with average highs of 16 °C and about 13 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 67/100
A beach holiday July sea 13 °C
The least cloud May 67 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 53 mm
Warmth August 16 °C
Cooler weather January 6.3 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 67 16 °C 13 11
2 August 66 16 °C 14 9
3 September 63 14 °C 11 10
4 June 60 14 °C 12 6
5 May 50 11 °C 12 7
6 October 47 12 °C 14 2
7 April 39 9.0 °C 12 6
8 November 35 8.9 °C 14 2
9 March 32 7.5 °C 12 6
10 February 28 6.4 °C 11 8
11 December 28 6.7 °C 12 5
12 January 25 6.3 °C 13 4

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 13 °C and air temperatures around 16 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 7.4 °C 6.3 °C 69 % 4
February 6.5 °C 6.4 °C 69 % 8
March 6.4 °C 7.5 °C 70 % 6
April 6.9 °C 9.0 °C 70 % 6
May 8.4 °C 11 °C 67 % 7
June 11 °C 14 °C 75 % 6
July 13 °C 16 °C 73 % 11
August 13 °C 16 °C 72 % 9
September 13 °C 14 °C 70 % 10
October 12 °C 12 °C 71 % 2
November 11 °C 8.9 °C 69 % 2
December 8.9 °C 6.7 °C 68 % 5

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 6.3 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 6.3 °C 64 mm 69 %
February 6.4 °C 53 mm 69 %
March 7.5 °C 55 mm 70 %
April 9.0 °C 55 mm 70 %
May 11.3 °C 54 mm 67 %
June 13.7 °C 65 mm 75 %
July 15.8 °C 66 mm 73 %
August 15.9 °C 72 mm 72 %
September 14.4 °C 61 mm 70 %
October 11.6 °C 88 mm 71 %
November 8.9 °C 76 mm 69 %
December 6.7 °C 65 mm 68 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.