When to go · Inverness
Inverness in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (midges and crowds), Nov–Feb (short days, ice on the passes).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- United Kingdom overall
- Prices
- High
- United Kingdom overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (midges and crowds), Nov–Feb (short days, ice on the passes).
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- SeptemberGreatInside Inverness's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
- MayGreatInside Inverness's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
- JuneGreatInside Inverness'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
- InvernessHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °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 Inverness, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Night low
Aug: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °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: Jul–Aug (midges and crowds), Nov–Feb (short days, ice on the passes).
May: Inside Inverness's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
Inverness: 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