The highlands are perhaps best visited during the summer months - between May and September - when the skies clear up relatively and the weather is at its warmest.

Edinburgh during the festival in August is just a wee bit chilly but altogether bracing.

Scotland during the winter months of November to March is absolutely freezing, and you won’t see much of the tourist rush then. So if you’re into smaller crowds, and come from or can handle an equally Atlantic climate step into the Scottish snow in the winter. A much more quiet and sober time of the year to visit hubs like Glasgow and Edinburgh, although the lakes will be frozen to the ground. If winter sports are your thing, head out to the Scottish sites of Glencoe, Nevis, or the Lecht.