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Allan Water

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°23′00″ N 2°52′00″ W

Map showing the location of Allan Water Allan Water
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
146 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newmill
0.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport71 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport84 km

About Allan Water

Allan Water is a river. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Branxholm Braes and Whitchesters Hill.

Climate of Allan Water

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (131 mm)
Driest month
May (73 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Allan Water
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)130971077473798599109127124131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Allan Water

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 71 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 67 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 71 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 84 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 109 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 109 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 121 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Allan Water

Within 100 km: 678 historic and cultural sites, 2,610 natural sites, 662 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km347 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 10 kmNW
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 11 kmNW
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 11 kmNW
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 23 kmNW

25–60 km1,450 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 52 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 37 kmNE
  • Coathouse Island Island 58 kmS
  • Little Corby Island Island 53 kmS

60–100 km2,153 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 71 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 79 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 72 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Newmill Village, The Scottish Borders
    0.3 km NE
  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    6.7 km NE
  • Branxholme Village, The Scottish Borders
    2 km NE
  • Roberton Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.3 km NW
  • West End Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    5.8 km NE
  • Wilton Dean Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    5.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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