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Allermuir Hill

Local name: Sliabh Allair

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 55°52′57″ N 3°14′14″ W

Allermuir Hill
Tom Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
493 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Colinton
3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport11 km
DND Dundee Airport65 km

About Allermuir Hill

Allermuir Hill is a mountain. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. Elevation: 493 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Caerketton Hill and Capelaw Hill.

Climate of Allermuir Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (78 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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).

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Climate of Allermuir Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)755362475359616370786973

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Allermuir Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 11 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 8 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 11 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 65 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 75 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 8 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 64 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 67 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 157 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Allermuir Hill

Within 100 km: 339 historic and cultural sites, 2,859 natural sites, 693 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km321 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 20 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 12 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 11 kmNE
  • Inchkeith Island 18 kmN

25–60 km1,143 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 30 kmNE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 42 kmNE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 52 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km2,427 places

  • Troon Beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 82 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 84 kmE
  • Old Law Island 95 kmE

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