Edinburgh’s August Fringe is the year’s biggest spike: samples in August far exceed late autumn/winter. The Tattoo and Hogmanay also lift rates; non-festival months are far easier.
January
1 public holidaysFebruary
No public holidays this month1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
March
No public holidays this month1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
April
2 public holidaysMay
2 public holidaysJune
No public holidays this month1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
July
No public holidays this month1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
262.2
272.5
282.9
292.3
301.9
312.3
August
1 public holidays · 1 FestivalSeptember
No public holidays this month12.0
22.1
32.2
42.5
52.6
62.2
72.4
82.4
92.7
102.8
112.5
122.7
132.2
142.5
152.7
162.7
172.6
182.5
192.8
201.9
212.2
222.3
232.4
242.1
252.3
262.6
272.1
282.3
292.4
302.1
October
No public holidays this month12.1
22.1
32.4
41.7
51.7
61.8
72.1
81.9
92.0
102.3
111.6
121.8
131.7
141.8
151.8
161.8
171.9
181.5
191.6
201.7
212.1
221.7
231.6
241.9
251.4
261.5
271.4
281.5
291.4
301.7
311.8
November
No public holidays this month1
2
3
4
51.3
62.0
72.0
8
91.3
101.3
111.4
12
131.7
141.9
151.4
16
171.3
181.3
19
201.6
212.0
22
23
24
251.5
261.3
271.8
281.9
29
30
December
2 public holidays · 1 Festival1
21.3
31.4
41.7
51.9
6
7
81.3
91.3
101.3
111.5
121.8
13
14
15
16
17
181.4
191.7
20
21
22
23
24
261.7
271.6
Index ≈ 1.0 is each hotel’s sample off-peak baseline; shown when >1.2. Sampled reference, not live city-wide rates