Edinburgh Marathon: race-day weather at past editions
Edinburgh Marathon: at 9:00 on race day the temperature averaged 12 °C over 18 editions with known dates from 2003 to 2025 (from 8 °C to 19 °C); rain fell during race hours (08:00–14:00) in 7 editions (39%). Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), data to 2025.
12 °Caverage at 9:00 on race day
7 / 18editions with rain 08–14 h
4 / 18editions with ≥ 20 °C by 14:00
23 °C (2006)warmest race morning–midday
Climate, not a forecast: these are statistics of past weather, not a forecast for the next edition.
Climate of the usual dates
Weather around the usual race date (28 May, ± 3 days) in 1991–2025:
- 12 °C — average temperature at 9:00
- 33% — share of mornings with rain 08–14 h
- 16 °C — average daily maximum
Average daily maximum on these dates: 15.2 °C in 1991–2005, 16.3 °C in 2011–2025.
Weather at past editions
| Year | Date | 9:00 | Max 08–14 | Rain 08–14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 May | 13 °C | 14 °C | 0.9 mm |
| 2024 | 26 May | 12 °C | 15 °C | 5.4 mm |
| 2023 | 28 May | 11 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2022 | 29 May | 10 °C | 13 °C | 0.1 mm |
| 2016 | 29 May | 10 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2015 | 31 May | 10 °C | 12 °C | 0.4 mm |
| 2014 | 25 May | 12 °C | 13 °C | 2.4 mm |
| 2013 | 26 May | 12 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2012 | 27 May | 14 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2011 | 22 May | 10 °C | 12 °C | 0.7 mm |
| 2010 | 23 May | 17 °C | 22 °C | 0.7 mm |
| 2009 | 31 May | 15 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2008 | 25 May | 12 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2007 | 27 May | 8 °C | 11 °C | 2.5 mm |
| 2006 | 11 June | 19 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2005 | 12 June | 9 °C | 11 °C | 3.2 mm |
| 2004 | 13 June | 16 °C | 19 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2003 | 15 June | 15 °C | 18 °C | 0.0 mm |
How to read these numbers
- ERA5 gives daytime highs about 1–2.5 °C below nearby weather stations, so on warm race days runners felt more heat than the numbers here show; we do not correct for this.
- Edition window: the race day; 9:00 local time is taken as the typical start.
- No dates found for 2017, 2018, 2019: these editions are not counted.
- Dates of past editions: Wikidata and Wikipedia (de, en, fr); cancelled editions (e.g. 2020–21) are not counted.
Dates and sources
Coordinates: 55.953, -3.189; ERA5 cell centred at 56.00, -3.25 (average ground height of the cell 124 m).