 As Scotland occupies the cooler northern section of Great Britain, temperatures are generally lower than the rest of the United Kingdom.The average maximum temperatures in Scotland are 5.0-5.7°C in winter and 20-25°C in summer.The coldest ever UK temperature of -27.2°C was recorded at Braemar in the Grampian Mountains on 10 January 1982 and at Altnaharra, Highlands on 30 December 1985.