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Best time to visit Isle of Skye

Early Jul–Late Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 15.2°C, with 6.8 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Isle of Skye
Photo: Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Isle of Skye season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 5.1)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 3.3)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 1.4)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 7.4)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 7.4)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 12.8)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 18.9)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 26.8)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 28.3)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 44.4)Late Apr: Okay (season score 54.2)Early May: Good (season score 64.1)Mid May: Good (season score 67.8)Late May: Good (season score 66.4)Early Jun: Great (season score 84.5)Mid Jun: Good (season score 67.1)Late Jun: Great (season score 78.4)Early Jul: Best (season score 86.2)Mid Jul: Best (season score 93.2)Late Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 92.0)Mid Aug: Best (season score 89.2)Late Aug: Best (season score 87.9)Early Sep: Great (season score 77.1)Mid Sep: Good (season score 58.8)Late Sep: Okay (season score 52.2)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 22.4)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 36.2)Late Oct: Avoid (season score 10.2)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 11.9)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 9.4)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 6.9)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 4.7)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 6.2)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 3.1)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid7.0°C7.685.7%
FebruaryAvoid6.9°C7.484.3%
MarchOff-season7.5°C6.482.1%
AprilFair9.3°C5.577.5%
MayGood11.6°C5.375.9%
JuneGreat13.6°C6.081.7%
JulyBest15.0°C6.784.6%
AugustBest15.3°C6.882.9%
SeptemberGood14.1°C6.781.6%
OctoberOff-season11.7°C7.482.1%
NovemberAvoid9.4°C7.783.5%
DecemberAvoid7.8°C7.684.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.