The worst that can happen on a holiday, is when it rains, right? Wrong so wrong. You might also like: Scotland 101 – How to plan a trip to Scotland Tip 2: Get that “there is no bad weather”-attitude So, either you go where it’s warm and wet, or dry and cold – you choose… Take Edinburgh for example, where it rains a lot less than in Glasgow – but due to the lack of the gulf stream heating up the ocean on the east coast, it is also colder. The logical consequence is that the east of Scotland is much drier than the west. It comes as no surprise that the Scottish west coast gets the worst of it, and rain gets trapped between the ocean and the high mountains of the Highlands. Scotland lies basically unprotected from the Atlantic Ocean and all the bad weather rolling in from the sea hits the island with full force. One look at the map and you will understand why the Scottish weather has such a terrible reputation. Tip 1: Chose wisely where in Scotland you go Tip 5: Prepare a Plan B for bad weather.Tip 3: Prepare for bad weather photography.Tip 2: Get that “there is no bad weather”-attitude.Tip 1: Chose wisely where in Scotland you go.Now, don’t despair – there are a few coping methods to deal with the Scottish weather and if you follow them as good as you can, you will find that it is not so bad after all. That doesn’t mean it is going to pour down every day, all day throughout your entire holiday – but a shower here and there is very likely. When you plan a trip to Scotland one of the things I can almost guarantee is that it will rain at some point. This post contains affiliate links from which I may make a commission. It was a serious questions – that day was an exception, even in the Scottish summer which had only just started. Scotland does not necessarily have the best reputation when it comes to the weather and on the west coast in particular several completely dry days in a row are like Christmas and birthday together. ‘How can you cycle in that heat?’, my neighbour asked two days ago, when the temperature in Glasgow stood at 22 Celsius and the sun was blazing down, taking the felt temperature up a few more notches.
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