Weather in Edinburgh
UK55.95° N, 3.19° WEurope/London
Live forecast
Today's weather verdict for Edinburgh
The latest Open-Meteo forecast for Edinburgh, UK is requested each time this page is opened, so no stored or build-time forecast is shown here. Temperature, rain, wind, UV and the Weather Score appear in this box once it arrives. Today's daylight times for Saturday 31 October 2026 are already listed below.
Daylight in Edinburgh today
Saturday 31 October 2026, local date in Edinburgh, UK
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Day length
- 9 h 17 min
- Golden hour
- 81 min
Evening 15:38–16:59
Solar geometry calculated for 55.95° N, 3.19° W in Europe/London local time for Saturday 31 October 2026, including daylight saving time where it applies. Deeper: sunset & twilight, golden hour & light score.
Daylight through the year in Edinburgh
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length calculated for Edinburgh's own coordinates (55.95° N, 3.19° W) on the 15th of each month. These are solar geometry, not climate averages.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 h 36 min | 13° | 99 min |
| February | 9 h 30 min | 21° | 80 min |
| March | 11 h 36 min | 31° | 72 min |
| April | 14 h 6 min | 43° | 74 min |
| May | 16 h 18 min | 53° | 86 min |
| June | 17 h 36 min | 57° | 100 min |
| July | 17 h 0 min | 56° | 93 min |
| August | 15 h 6 min | 48° | 78 min |
| September | 12 h 36 min | 36° | 72 min |
| October | 10 h 18 min | 24° | 76 min |
| November | 8 h 6 min | 15° | 92 min |
| December | 7 h 0 min | 11° | 109 min |
Specialist tools for Edinburgh
Sources and method
Forecast values (temperature, feels-like, precipitation probability and amount, wind, gusts, cloud, UV, weather code) are model output from the Open-Meteo forecast API, requested for Edinburgh's coordinates in its local time zone each time this page is opened. Sunrise, sunset, day length and golden-hour windows are calculated from solar geometry for the same coordinates. Weather Score and activity scores are deterministic formulas documented on the methodology page. This page does not show historical climate averages: no verified monthly climate dataset is used on this site.