The weather in Scotland can feel like four seasons in one day sometimes. It can be mild in February, yet it can snow in June, it can be pouring with rain one moment and twenty minutes later, glorious sunshine. The area is an inland mass and experiences greater seasonal temperature extremes than Scotland's coastal regions and the summits of the Cairngorms can be topped with snow all year round.

Generally, the temperatures in the winter months of December, January and February, range from well below freezing up to around 5 to 7 degrees centigrade. In the summer months of June, July and August the temperature can get up to the mid to high twenties, but might get as low as 10 degrees. Spring and autumn months are anywhere in between and including all of the temperature extremities listed above.

The best advice to visitors is to come prepared with clothing for all weathers.

Preparing for weather on the upper levels of the Cairngorms mass is a serious matter. The temperature drops by degrees every few hundred feet and simply because you're comfortable in shorts and a t shirt in Aviemore doesn't mean you'll be as comfortable up the top of Cairngorm for example. Conditions at the top of the the Cairngorms plateaux are sub-artic and can change very rapidly, so you should take every care to wear appropriate clothing whatever the season.

For forecasts and other weather information click here (MET office website)

If you are venturing into the hills we would advise you to always check the weather locally and always be prepared for changes.