AIBU to consider moving to Scotland because I cannot cope with heat?

As long as you’re ok with lots of wet weather and biting midges in the summer, you’ll be fine.

One that hates the English.

DH and I have had exactly the same conversation. The only thing that is putting me off right now is how hard I find the dark of February in the north of Scotland. Perhaps the south though.

I'm happy living in South East England from September through to May. The summers are challenging but we go north for our summer holidays which helps.
Our recent summer holidays have been to Northern Ireland, North Wales, Northumberland, the Yorkshire Coast, and Norway.

Yes 2024 basically rained from January. Dc ride and events were cancelled all spring and early summer due to water logged ground. There was a small reprieve in early June then the day schools broke up for the holidays the rain came back on and that was that. Some days hot rain, some days cold, but rain all the same. It was depressing. We’ve had 2 ok summers so probably due another of those soon. We’re definitely due a bad winter or 2 after the last couple being reasonable.

There's many times this summer when it's grey and dull, warm, as in 20 degrees and very humid.
That's the absolute worst.

In 5 years time we could have had a couple of crap rainy summers and everyone will be wishing they could move to SE England where they’d managed some sun

You don't have to go as far as Scotland to find somewhere that is normally spared the unbearably high temperatures in summer but is cold, wet and dark for six months of the year. Cumbria, or at least the north of the county, is very similar. Overall, though, moving north is not a ridiculous idea at all.

Honestly i wouldn't move to scotland, yes the summers are cooler but for the last 2 Januarys we've been snowed in for a week, kids have missed school etc. SNP have totally f**d the place, no industry left. Seriously thinking about moving away to give my children better prospects and opportunities.

The East coast isn't that wet and there aren't midgies but we had a really rubbish summer this year.
The short winter days don't bother me as they're offset by the long summer ones.

Midgies, the diabolical SNP, income tax and stamp duty are sky high.

I do like the weather here though.

Interested to know what you mean? What sort of mindset do they have?

If you are all happy with the climate then absolutely go for it.
You sound like you have already moved there in your heart anyway OP ☺️

Ime living far north isn't just about temperature. It affects circadian rhythms too. Maybe you won't be sensitive to that, maybe you will. I'd do a winter there first to find out. Plus there's midgies. They are absolute fuckers that literally eat into whatever summer you do have.

I loved living in Scotland for the couple of years I was up there, but I missed our warmer weather so much.

I’ve been thinking the same, I love the heat, but this year it’s been too much, for too long. I’ve also felt really sorry for my dogs, they’d have a much better life somewhere cooler. And it pisses it down all winter here anyway so that wouldn’t be much different.

All the naice towns are definitely becoming mini England. English escaping England.
I would say that Scotland mostly welcomes the added diversity that it brings, lots of different English cultures and multi cultural influences although there seems to be a draw to the islands which seems predominantly white english settlers over 50 looking for themselves through art, candles and general shite. I try to stay away from those ones.

I would like to point out that I am not an SNP fan, couldn’t organise a piss up in a brewery and all that. I like the free movement of people which is why I cannot stand the fact that it’s because of England that we are out of the European Union!

We really aren’t any different

On the west coast yes.

East coast not really unless near water

It’s not been higher than 25C on my part of Fife - and that was only for a few days.

Mostly it’s been below 20C

Is it? Not where I live or where my DS lives or where his girlfriends parents live. 3 very different regions none like a "mini England".

Some of the Scottish islands are too small (and coastal) for many midges.

I came back from a Scottish island and was yearning for the 12 degrees and wearing jumpers up there (compared to up to 29 in North Wales, and struggling in shearing vests)!

I understand as I hate the heat but isn't Scotland full of midges.

Cardiff is the wettest place in Britain then Glasgow then Huddersfield then Plymouth and Swansea then Belfast then Blackpool then Bournemouth then Cheltenham. So ideally you want to be in the west but not necessarily Scotland.