When to go · Aviemore
Aviemore in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar for low-level walking (short days, ice); Jul–Aug for midges and crowds.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- United Kingdom overall
- Prices
- High
- United Kingdom overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar for low-level walking (short days, ice); Jul–Aug for midges and crowds.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- SeptemberGreatInside Aviemore's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
- MayGreatInside Aviemore's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
- JuneGreatInside Aviemore's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Autumn colour, fewer crowds; clocks go back in the last week and evenings darken.
Weather in August
- AviemoreHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 14 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
School summer holidays big impact
Late Jul – early Sep · United Kingdom
Peak prices and crowds everywhere; Edinburgh festivals all August.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United Kingdom overall
- High
- Prices · United Kingdom overall
- High
United Kingdom overall: Edinburgh festivals month: book beds months ahead or sleep elsewhere. Coast and national parks full.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Aviemore, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Night low
Aug: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
May: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 14
May: 12 (better)
Crowds
Aug: High
May: Medium
Prices
Aug: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
May: 0
August: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar for low-level walking (short days, ice); Jul–Aug for midges and crowds.
May: Inside Aviemore's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
Aviemore: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast