Lamb Island, East Lothian — Map and nearby sights

About Lamb Island

Lamb Island is an island. Location: East Lothian, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Craigleith and Fidra.

Photos of Lamb Island

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 Lamb Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · 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°

7° 0°

9° 2°

11° 3°

14° 5°

17° 8°

19° 10°

16° 8°

13° 6°

9° 3°

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 Lamb Island
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	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 Lamb Island

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 41 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 31 km to the southwest.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 41 kmwest
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 46 kmnorth
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 31 kmsouthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 47 kmnorth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 97 kmwest
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 126 kmnorth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 142 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lamb Island

Within 100 km: 309 historic and cultural sites, 2,370 natural sites, 516 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

Gullane Beach Beach 7 kmSW
Seacliff Beach Beach 7 kmE
Isle of May Island 18 kmNE
Inchkeith Island 24 kmW

25–60 km867 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 30 kmW
Cramond beach Beach 36 kmW
Portobello Beach Beach 26 kmSW
Mugdrum Island Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km2,222 places

Cocklawburn Beach Beach 63 kmSE
Cheswick Sands Beach 64 kmSE
South Wamses Island 85 kmSE
Old Law Island 76 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

North Berwick Town, East Lothian
2.1 km SE
Dirleton Village, East Lothian
3.4 km SW
Williamstone Farm Steadings Village, East Lothian
2 km S
Ferrygate Village, East Lothian
2.3 km S
Gullane Village, East Lothian
6.2 km SW
Archerfield the Village Village, East Lothian
3 km SW

Lamb Island

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Craigleith Island, East Lothian
1.9 km E
Fidra Island, East Lothian
2.2 km W
Berwick Law Mountain, East Lothian
3.2 km SE
North Dog Island, East Lothian
2.3 km W
Sotuh Dog Island, East Lothian
2.3 km W
West Bay Natural site, Scotland
1.9 km SE
Eyebroughy Island, East Lothian
4 km W
Priory of Saint Mary Historic site, East Lothian
2 km SE