Edinburgh Marathon weather
What will race morning in Edinburgh cost you?
Edinburgh Marathon mornings around race day since 2021, by weather-model estimate: about 13°C (55°F) at 10:00 near Edinburgh. Most were 11 to 14°C.
- Date
- Sun, 30 May 2027
- First start
- 10:00 local
- Distance
- 42.2 km
| Year | Air | Dew pt | Wind | Rain hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13°C | 8°C | 29 km/h | 55% |
| 2024 | 14°C | 10°C | 15 km/h | 27% |
| 2023 | 12°C | 8°C | 9 km/h | 9% |
| 2022 | 11°C | 7°C | 17 km/h | 36% |
| 2021 | 13°C | 9°C | 12 km/h | 9% |
By weather-model estimate near the race, mornings around race day. Not station readings.
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival full course runs from city landmarks toward the East Lothian coast. Confirm the current point-to-point route and transport with the organiser. Organiser route
Past starts: 13°C typical, 11 to 14°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
4:00:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 4:02 to 4:08. Main factor: heat.
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RunWeather’s pace model at your goal effort, over every hour you are on course (10:00 to 14:00 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 |
| 25.0 km | 2:22:12 |
| 30.0 km | 2:50:38 |
| 35.0 km | 3:19:05 |
| 40.0 km | 3:47:31 |
| 42.2 km · Finish | 4:00:00 |
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 course42.2 km · 1 to 97 m
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival full course runs from city landmarks toward the East Lothian coast. Confirm the current point-to-point route and transport with the organiser.
THE COURSE42.2 km1×Zoom to drag the route. Keyboard: + / −, arrows, Home to reset.
2026 course. Check the organiser’s map for this year.
ELEVATION1–97 m0.0 km- Elevation
- 94 m
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The 2026 course from RunWeather’s race catalogue; check the organiser’s current route. Elevation along that course, not confirmed for this year. Official race site ↗01A coastal section can feel different from the city start; monitor wind direction as race day approaches.
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 Marathon: weather near Edinburgh on race morning, the last 5 years (2021 to 2025, race date ±5 days). Not a forecast.
Typical start-hour air13°C10th–90th percentile 11°C–14°CDew point / humidity8°C76% relative humidityStart-hour wind16 km/hDirection varies by dayHours with rain27%Historical frequency at this hourAIR THROUGH THE RUN13°C → 14°C by +4hThe five-year picture
10:00- Air temperature
- 13°C
- Humidity
- 76%
- Wind
- 16 km/h
- Hours with rain
- 27%
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 2°C across four hours. Check your expected finish-hour forecast, not just the start.
WIND CONTEXTWhere the breeze came from
WIND FROMW13 of 55 samples · 24%
Mean 22 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 10:00 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 Marathon FAQs7 questions
When is the 2027 Edinburgh Marathon?
Edinburgh 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 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 Marathon?
Around the 10:00 start, mornings around race day near Edinburgh in the last 5 years averaged 13°C (55°F), 76% humidity and 16 km/h wind. Most started between 11°C and 14°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 Marathon?
2024. Around race day that year it was about 14°C (56°F) around the 10:00 start, against 13°C (55°F) on an average year.
Which recent year had the windiest race morning at the Edinburgh Marathon?
2025, with about 29 km/h of wind around the 10:00 start. Over the last 5 years the wind here came mostly from the west.
How should I pace the Edinburgh Marathon on a warm day?
4:00:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 4:02 to 4:08. Main factor: heat. On a warm day, start about 10 s/km 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 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. Course map: The 2026 course from RunWeather’s race catalogue; check the organiser’s current route.
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