Edinburgh Half Marathon weather
What will race morning in Edinburgh cost you?
Edinburgh Half Marathon mornings around race day since 2021, by weather-model estimate: about 11°C (52°F) at 08:00 near Edinburgh. Most were 9 to 13°C.
- Date
- Sun, 30 May 2027
- First start
- 08:00 local
- Distance
- 21.1 km
| Year | Air | Dew pt | Wind | Rain hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12°C | 8°C | 26 km/h | 45% |
| 2024 | 12°C | 10°C | 16 km/h | 18% |
| 2023 | 11°C | 8°C | 7 km/h | 0% |
| 2022 | 10°C | 7°C | 16 km/h | 36% |
| 2021 | 11°C | 9°C | 11 km/h | 9% |
By weather-model estimate near the race, mornings around race day. Not station readings.
The Edinburgh Half Marathon starts at Potterrow, descends out of the city and continues toward Musselburgh. Check the current festival route for access and finish details. Organiser route
Past starts: 11°C typical, 9 to 13°C since 2021.Live forecast opens 16 May.
01 · The conditions
Race-day weather
Race-day forecasts appear 14 days before the race. Until then, here is what race morning has looked like.
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02 · Same effort, different day
What the weather may cost your goal
2:00:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 2:00 to 2:03. Main factor: heat.
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RunWeather’s pace model at your goal effort, over every hour you are on course (08:00 to 10:00 local), weighted by the time you spend in each, using the five-year race-morning average. A planning preview, not a predicted finish. Hills, turns, shelter, fuelling and heat adaptation are not modelled here; rain is left out because a probability is not a measured rain rate. Explore the heat pace calculator.
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| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 5.0 km | 0:28:26 |
| 10.0 km | 0:56:53 |
| 15.0 km | 1:25:19 |
| 20.0 km | 1:53:45 |
| 21.1 km · Finish | 2:00:00 |
In the app
Your race plan, on race morning
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Goal pace against race-day pace
What your goal is worth on this morning’s weather, per km and at the finish.
How to spend it
Start, middle and finish, against your average.
What slows you
Heat, wind and hills, each in minutes.
Goal vs race day
What slows you
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Reference
Everything else about race morning
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The course21.1 km
The Edinburgh Half Marathon starts at Potterrow, descends out of the city and continues toward Musselburgh. Check the current festival route for access and finish details.
RACE MORNING AT 08:002021–20259–13°CWhere most starts fell, in the weather near Edinburgh around race day. Not a forecast.
- AVERAGE
- 11°C
- HUMIDITY
- 83%
- WIND
- 15 km/h
Official race site ↗01The half starts earlier than the full marathon; use the 08:00 forecast and your expected finish time.
02Compare the conditions at your start and expected finish before settling on kit and effort.
03Confirm late changes to the route, start wave and logistics with the organiser.
Race-window historyLast 5 years, race date ±5 days
A range for planning Edinburgh Half Marathon: weather near Edinburgh on race morning, the last 5 years (2021 to 2025, race date ±5 days). Not a forecast.
Typical start-hour air11°C10th–90th percentile 9°C–13°CDew point / humidity8°C83% relative humidityStart-hour wind15 km/hDirection varies by dayHours with rain22%Historical frequency at this hourAIR THROUGH THE RUN11°C → 14°C by +4hThe five-year picture
08:00- Air temperature
- 11°C
- Humidity
- 83%
- Wind
- 15 km/h
- Hours with rain
- 22%
Hover or drag to explore. Use ← → when focused. Shading: middle 80% of sampled temperatures.
Five-year average Middle 80% of sampled hoursThe sampled air warms by about 3°C across four hours. Check your expected finish-hour forecast, not just the start.
WIND CONTEXTWhere the breeze came from
WIND FROMSW14 of 55 samples · 25%
Mean 21 km/hThe petals show how often the wind came from each direction at the sampled start hour. They do not predict the direction on race day.
A city-point wind rose cannot tell you which parts of the course will be sheltered or exposed. Use the live forecast and the organiser’s route map together.
Method: 55 ERA5 hourly samples at 08:00 local time, across 11 calendar days per year in 2021–2025. The sample uses the hour containing the advertised first start; waves may start later. Grid weather is modelled reanalysis, not an on-course station reading. Open-Meteo Historical Weather API . Data generated 2026-09-29.
May climateAll-hours monthly averages
May averages in Edinburgh, from 2022 to 2024. These are monthly conditions, not a race-day forecast.
- mean temperature
- 12°C
- mean humidity
- 81%
- mean wind
- 14 km/h
- hours with rain
- 22%
Monthly, all-hours averages for Edinburgh, 2022–2024. Not past race-day measurements or a forecast. Rain is the share of historical hours with precipitation, not the chance of rain on race day. Source: Open-Meteo ERA5.
Explore running weather in EdinburghEdinburgh Half Marathon FAQs7 questions
When is the 2027 Edinburgh Half Marathon?
Edinburgh Half Marathon is listed for 30 May 2027. Confirm the latest details on the official event website before travelling.
Is the weather shown a forecast for the Edinburgh Half Marathon?
Only from about 14 days before the race, when the page shows the live race-day forecast. Before that, you see the weather near the city on the mornings around race day in the last 5 years: what is typical, not what will happen. Monthly averages, when shown, cover every hour of the race month.
What is race morning usually like at the Edinburgh Half Marathon?
Around the 08:00 start, mornings around race day near Edinburgh in the last 5 years averaged 11°C (52°F), 83% humidity and 15 km/h wind. Most started between 9°C and 13°C. This is weather near the city, not a reading from the race itself or a forecast.
Which recent year had the warmest race morning at the Edinburgh Half Marathon?
2024. Around race day that year it was about 12°C (54°F) around the 08:00 start, against 11°C (52°F) on an average year.
Which recent year had the windiest race morning at the Edinburgh Half Marathon?
2025, with about 26 km/h of wind around the 08:00 start. Over the last 5 years the wind here came mostly from the south-west.
How should I pace the Edinburgh Half Marathon on a warm day?
2:00:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 2:00 to 2:03. Main factor: wind. If race day comes in warmer, start a little easier than goal pace, run by feel to halfway and drink early. Plan my race gives your splits for the day.
Can past years predict the weather on race day at the Edinburgh Half Marathon?
No. They show what race morning is usually like, not what this year will bring. Check the live forecast in the last 14 days, look at the hours through your expected finish, and follow the organiser for start and course updates.
Sources and race informationOrganiser, weather data, guide reviewed 2026-09-22
Past race-morning weather: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, weather near the city from 2021 to 2025, updated 2026-09-29. Not official race-day readings.
Guide reviewed . RunWeather is an independent guide, not the race organiser. Dates, waves and routes can change; the organiser’s latest instructions take priority.
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