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Princes Street Garden

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 55°57′03″ N 3°11′55″ W

Map showing the location of Princes Street Garden Princes Street Garden
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
55 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Edinburgh
0.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport11 km
DND Dundee Airport57 km

About Princes Street Garden

Princes Street Garden is a natural site. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Scottish National Gallery and Edinburgh Castle.

Climate of Princes Street Garden

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Princes Street Garden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)755362475359616370786973

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Princes Street Garden

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 1 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 11 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 57 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 78 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 1 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 59 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 67 kmwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 148 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 149 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Princes Street Garden

Within 100 km: 294 historic and cultural sites, 2,895 natural sites, 679 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km269 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 12 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 7 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 6 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,069 places

  • Seacliff Beach Beach 37 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 45 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 48 kmNE
  • Lamb Island Island 31 kmNE

60–100 km2,530 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 82 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 83 kmE
  • Old Law Island 95 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 90 kmW

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