Winter is well and truely with us, with temperatures falling as low as -18 degrees in some parts of Scotland recently.
And as we reach the midway point of January, the truth is that warmer weather is still and long time away.
It’s at this time that many of us start to dream of our summer holidays but you don’t need to wait - thanks to a number of direct flights that can whisk you away to destinations that are already warmer than your average Scottish summer day (not particularly difficult, you might well say).
Not needing to take a connecting flight will save you money, time, and ensure that you can enjoy as long at your destination as possible.
Here are 11 of our favourite winter sun destinations.
9. Tenerife
The largest of Spain's sundrenched Canary Islands, Tenerife offers February temperatures of around 21°C. Easyjet and Jet2 both fly direct from Glasgow and Edinburgh, with the flight taking around five hours. | Canva/Getty Images
10. Orlando
You have two options to get to the theme parks and sunshine of Orlando, Florida, from Scotland - Tui fly from Glasgow and Virgin Atlantic fly from Edinburgh. The nine hour flight will whisk you away to February temperatures of around 24°C. | Canva/Getty Images
11. Hurghada
Hurghada is a beach resort town stretching around 40km along Egypt’s Red Sea coast. Renowned for its amazing scuba diving, Easyjet fly the seven hour journey there direct from Edinburgh. Expect toasty November temperatures of around 28°C. | Canva/Getty Images