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Average Daily Hours of Sunshine Sunshine Chart
Although Scotland is not in
Hours
10 any way synonymous with
sunshine, its sum mers are
8 marked by very long hours
of daylight, due to the
6 country’s nor therly latitude.
In the winter, days are very
4 short, so there’s little time
for the sun to poke through
2
the clouds.
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Glasgow International Jazz
Summer Festival (late Jun). Various
This is the busiest time of venues across the city.
year. Many towns and villages St Magnus Festival (third week),
stage their own ver sion of the Orkney. Arts event.
Highland Games, on varying
scales. Days are long – in July
Shetland there is no proper Scot tish Game Fair (first week-
night at midsum mer, while even end), Scone Palace, Perth. Major
the south sees sunrise around shooting and fishing event.
4:30am, sunset around 10pm. T in the Park (second week end),
Balado, Fife. Scotland’s biggest
rock festival (www.tinthe
park.com). Musicians preparing to entertain attendees
Traditional Boats Festival (early of Traquair Fair
Jul), Portsoy harbour, Banffshire.
Displaying Scot land’s fisheries Piping Live (mid-Aug), Glasgow.
heritage (www.stbfportsoy.com). Week-long celebration,
Aberdeen Asset Management followed by the World Pipe
Scottish Open (mid-Jul), Band Championships.
Aberdeen. Fixture on Edinburgh Festival (Aug).
European golf tour (www. “The Festival” comprises an
aamscottishopen.com). inter national arts festival, an
Speyfest (late Jul). Three extensive Fringe festival and
days of concerts and ceilidhs other events dedicated to
devoted to traditional and television, comedy, books, jazz
contemporary Celtic music and blues music (see pp84–5).
(www.speyfest.com). Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The traditional event of tossing the caber (throughout Aug). Martial
at the Highland Games August music and displays on
Traquair Fair (late Jul/early Aug), Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
June Innerleithen, Borders. Themed (www.edintattoo.co.uk).
Gardening Scotland (late May/ festival that takes place in odd- Edinburgh International Book
early Jun), Edinburgh. Large numbered years and features Festival (Aug). Annual event
gardening show (www. music, theatre and food stalls. at Charlotte Square Gardens.
gardeningscotland.com).
Rockness Music Festival (early
Jun), Inverness. Huge multi-day
rock and techno festival in a
wonderful setting beside Loch
Ness (www.rockness.co.uk).
Edinburgh International Film
Festival (mid- Jun), Edinburgh.
The world’s oldest film festival
(www.edfilmfest.org.uk).
Royal Highland Show
(mid-Jun), Ingliston, Edinburgh.
Agricultural and food fair
(www.royalhighlandshow.org). A stilt walker performing during the Fringe festival in Edinburgh

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