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Best Time for Royal Deeside & the Castle Trail
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Sweet spot: April, May, June. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- Castle gardens at their fullest and Balmoral's grounds open before the royals arrive — the Lecht road runs clear and the granite glitters when the sun is out.
- The A939 over the Lecht is Scotland's first road to close in snow; Dunnottar on a wild winter day is worth the detour alone.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.3°C | 4.5°C | 81 mm | 7.0 h | ❄ |
| February | 0.9°C | 4.7°C | 66 mm | 9.1 h | ❄ |
| March | 1.5°C | 6.2°C | 66 mm | 11.4 h | ❄ |
| April | 3.3°C | 8.8°C | 59 mm | 14.0 h | |
| May | 5.7°C | 11.7°C | 66 mm | 16.2 h | |
| June | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 88 mm | 17.6 h | |
| July | 10.5°C | 16.4°C | 95 mm | 17.0 h | |
| August | 10.3°C | 15.9°C | 104 mm | 15.0 h | |
| September | 8.7°C | 14.0°C | 68 mm | 12.5 h | |
| October | 6.5°C | 10.7°C | 108 mm | 10.0 h | |
| November | 3.9°C | 7.4°C | 93 mm | 7.7 h | |
| December | 2.1°C | 5.2°C | 79 mm | 6.4 h | ❄ |