Time in Edinburgh

Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh

07:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Europe/London · UTC+00:00

New York

02:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

America/New York · UTC−05:00

Your time

08:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00

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Where is Edinburgh

Approximate map. The shaded area is where it is night now; the yellow dot is where the sun is overhead. Zoom with the wheel, a double click or a pinch, and drag to move around.

Climate and daylight in Edinburgh

  • Warmest month

    July · 14.5 °C

  • Coldest month

    January · 3.4 °C

  • Wettest month

    August · 100 mm

  • Longest day

    June · 17 h 34

Average temperaturedaily high and low · °C
January: 5.2 / 1.6 °C5°2°JFebruary: 5.6 / 1.2 °C6°1°FMarch: 7.3 / 1.9 °C7°2°MApril: 10.1 / 3.7 °C10°4°AMay: 13.2 / 6.3 °C13°6°MJune: 16 / 9.3 °C16°9°JJuly: 17.8 / 11.1 °C18°11°JAugust: 17.4 / 10.8 °C17°11°ASeptember: 15.3 / 9 °C15°9°SOctober: 11.8 / 6.7 °C12°7°ONovember: 8.1 / 4 °C8°4°NDecember: 5.8 / 2.1 °C6°2°D
Rainfallmonthly total · mm
January: 74 mm74JFebruary: 60 mm60FMarch: 60 mm60MApril: 53 mm53AMay: 60 mm60MJune: 82 mm82JJuly: 91 mm91JAugust: 100 mm100ASeptember: 64 mm64SOctober: 93 mm93ONovember: 79 mm79NDecember: 73 mm73D
Sunrise and sunset15th of each month · local time
06:0012:0018:00January: 08:33 – 16:11 (7 h 37)8hJFebruary: 07:37 – 17:16 (9 h 39)10hFMarch: 06:28 – 18:16 (11 h 48)12hMApril: 06:07 – 20:19 (14 h 12)14hAMay: 05:00 – 21:19 (16 h 19)16hMJune: 04:26 – 22:00 (17 h 34)18hJJuly: 04:47 – 21:48 (17 h 01)17hJAugust: 05:43 – 20:49 (15 h 06)15hASeptember: 06:44 – 19:30 (12 h 46)13hSOctober: 07:43 – 18:12 (10 h 28)10hONovember: 07:48 – 16:05 (8 h 16)8hNDecember: 08:37 – 15:38 (7 h 00)7hDToday: ☀ 07:48 · ☾ 16:05

Average climate 2001–2025 from NASA POWER (MERRA-2). Sun times are calculated for the 15th of each month.

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Edinburgh is in United Kingdom, with about 515,000 inhabitants, and uses the Europe/London time zone, currently UTC+00:00. Edinburgh is 5 hours ahead of New York.

Edinburgh changes its clocks twice a year. In 2026 the changes are on March 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM (to UTC+01:00) and October 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM (to UTC+00:00).

Today, Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the sun rises at 07:25 AM and sets at 04:26 PM: 9 h 00 min of daylight. Coordinates: 55.95, -3.20.

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Where is Edinburgh

Edinburgh is at 55.95° N, 3.20° W, in United Kingdom. The nearest cities on our list are Glasgow (67 km), Newcastle upon Tyne (148 km), Isle of Man (202 km), Belfast (229 km), Preston (245 km).

Time in Glasgow, Time in Newcastle upon Tyne, Time in Isle of Man, Time in Belfast, Time in Preston.

Upcoming public holidays in Scotland

Count working days between two dates in Edinburgh.

  • Monday, November 30, 2026: St Andrew’s Day (in 26 days)
  • Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day (in 51 days)
  • Saturday, December 26, 2026: Boxing Day (in 52 days)
  • Monday, December 28, 2026: Boxing Day (substitute day) (in 54 days)
  • Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 58 days)
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Other cities on the same time

London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol, Cardiff, Leicester, Coventry, Nottingham, Reading, Kingston upon Hull, Preston, Swansea, Newcastle upon Tyne, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton, Southampton, Plymouth, Stoke-on-Trent, Milton Keynes, Abidjan.

Frequently asked questions

Edinburgh uses the IANA zone Europe/London, currently UTC+00:00.

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