- Population
- 1,270
- 1.3K
- Elevation
- 45 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport2 km
- DND Dundee Airport62 km
About Ratho Station
Ratho Station is a village. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. Population: 1,270. Elevation: 45 m.
Ratho Station is a commuter village of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, located in Edinburgh council area. It is located south of Edinburgh Airport; the community has a population of approximately 600. About 300 houses are within the village limit. The name derives from the closed railway station of the same name (itself named after the nearby village of Ratho), which in 1917 was the site of a rail crash which killed 12 people.
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Climate of Ratho Station
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 83 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (90 mm)
- Driest month
- April (51 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 89 | 63 | 73 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 80 | 90 | 83 | 88 |
How to get to Ratho Station
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 2 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 12 km to the east.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 2 kmnortheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 62 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 66 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 12 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 55 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 65 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 155 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 156 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ratho Station
Within 100 km: 255 historic and cultural sites, 3,121 natural sites, 729 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km311 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 17 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 7 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 18 kmE
- Inchkeith Island 19 kmNE
25–60 km1,147 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 36 kmE
- Seacliff Beach Beach 49 kmE
- Mugdrum Island Island 47 kmN
- Isle of May Island 59 kmNE
60–100 km2,647 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 98 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 95 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 91 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 97 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ratho Hill Mountain, Edinburgh1.4 km S
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Tormain Mountain, Edinburgh2.7 km S
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Inch Garvie Island, Edinburgh7.1 km N -
Cramond Island Island, Edinburgh8.8 km NE -
Lennie Hill Mountain, Edinburgh4 km NE
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Edinburgh Zoo Attraction, Edinburgh7.5 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources