About Kingston

Kingston is a village. Location: East Lothian, Scotland. Elevation: 78 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Kingston Hill and Rockville Heughs.

Photos of Kingston

Fidra SixSigma · CC BY 3.0
Eyebroughy Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Craigleith Brendandh at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Berwick Law Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Kingston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: October (63 mm)
Driest month: February (40 mm)

6° 0°

9° 1°

11° 3°

14° 5°

17° 8°

19° 10°

16° 8°

13° 5°

9° 2°

7° 1°

Jan

57

Feb

40

Mar

46

Apr

40

May

48

Jun

49

Jul

55

Aug

61

Sep

60

Oct

63

Nov

58

Dec

54

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).

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Climate of Kingston
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	57	40	46	40	48	49	55	61	60	63	58	54

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kingston

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 41 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 30 km to the west.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 41 kmwest
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 50 kmnorth
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 30 kmwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 51 kmnorth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 97 kmwest
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 130 kmnorth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 138 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kingston

Within 100 km: 319 historic and cultural sites, 2,321 natural sites, 517 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

Portobello Beach Beach 25 kmW
Gullane Beach Beach 7 kmW
Seacliff Beach Beach 7 kmE
Isle of May Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km890 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 31 kmW
Cramond beach Beach 36 kmW
Cocklawburn Beach Beach 59 kmSE
Mugdrum Island Island 48 kmNW

60–100 km2,151 places

Cheswick Sands Beach 61 kmSE
Longhoughton Beach Beach 98 kmSE
South Wamses Island 82 kmSE
Old Law Island 73 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kingston Hill Mountain, East Lothian
0.1 km SE
Rockville Heughs Mountain, East Lothian
1.6 km SE
Craigleith Island, East Lothian
4.8 km N
Fidra Island, East Lothian
5.4 km NW
Berwick Law Mountain, East Lothian
2.3 km NE
Priory of Saint Mary Historic site, East Lothian
2.7 km N

Kingston

East Linton Village, East Lothian
7 km SE
Aberlady Village, East Lothian
8 km W
Whitekirk Village, East Lothian
5.4 km E
Longniddry Village, East Lothian
12 km SW
New Mains Village, East Lothian
3.7 km W
Archerfield the Village Village, East Lothian
4.2 km NW