June is the best month to visit the Scottish Highlands if you want the long days, the green hills, and the maximum usable daylight. The trade-off is midges, which peak from
July is the Scottish Highlands' most accessible month and their most popular one. The days run extraordinarily long, with light until 11pm in the far north, the mountain passes are fully open,
The Scottish Highlands in August are as good as they get, with the important caveat that "as good as they get" still involves midges, unpredictable weather, and roads that occasionally require passing
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