- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport7 km
- DND Dundee Airport59 km
About Edinburgh Zoo
Edinburgh Zoo is a tourist attraction. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland.
Edinburgh Zoo (Scottish Gaelic: Sù Dhùn Èideann), formerly the Scottish National Zoological Park, is an 82-acre (33 ha) non-profit zoological park in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The zoo is positioned on the south-facing slopes of Corstorphine Hill, giving extensive views of the city. Established in 1913, and owned by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, it receives over 600,000 visitors a year, which makes it one of Scotland's most popular paid-for tourist attractions.
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Climate of Edinburgh Zoo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 69 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 53 | 62 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 69 | 73 |
How to get to Edinburgh Zoo
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 5 km to the east.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 7 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 59 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 5 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 61 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 62 kmwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 150 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 152 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Murrayfield Landmark, Edinburgh1.7 km E -
Tynecastle Stadium Landmark, Edinburgh2.3 km E -
Corstorphine Hill Mountain, Edinburgh1.3 km N
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Scottish National Gallery Museum, Edinburgh4.6 km E -
Edinburgh Castle Historic site, Edinburgh4.3 km E -
Raeburn Place Landmark, Edinburgh3.9 km NE -
St Giles' Cathedral Attraction, Edinburgh4.9 km E -
Scott Monument Landmark, Edinburgh4.8 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Carrick Knowe Neighbourhood, Edinburgh0.7 km SW
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Saughton Neighbourhood, Edinburgh1 km S
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Corstorphine Neighbourhood, Edinburgh1 km W
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Saughtonhall Neighbourhood, Edinburgh1.1 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources



