- Elevation
- 61 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport8 km
- DND Dundee Airport57 km
About Ravelston
Ravelston is a village. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. Elevation: 61 m.
Ravelston is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, to the west of the city centre, the east of Corstorphine and Clermiston, the north of Murrayfield, West End and Roseburn and to the south of Queensferry Road (the A90). Ravelston is often considered to be part of the larger neighbouring area of Murrayfield. The area is primarily made up of fairly large detached and semi-detached family homes, as well as modern apartments and many bungalows.
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Photos of Ravelston
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Allermuir Hill Tom Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Ravelston
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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) | 75 | 53 | 62 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 69 | 73 |
How to get to Ravelston
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 8 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 3 km to the east.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 8 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 57 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 75 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 3 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 60 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 64 kmwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 150 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 150 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ravelston
Within 100 km: 283 historic and cultural sites, 2,948 natural sites, 696 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km281 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 12 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 5 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 8 kmE
- Inchkeith Island 11 kmNE
25–60 km1,079 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 27 kmE
- Seacliff Beach Beach 40 kmE
- Mugdrum Island Island 44 kmN
- Isle of May Island 50 kmNE
60–100 km2,567 places
- Troon Beach Beach 100 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 85 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 86 kmE
- Old Law Island 98 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Murrayfield Landmark, Edinburgh1.1 km S -
Edinburgh Zoo Attraction, Edinburgh1.8 km SW -
Tynecastle Stadium Landmark, Edinburgh1.6 km SE -
Scott Monument Landmark, Edinburgh3.3 km E -
Corstorphine Hill Mountain, Edinburgh1.7 km W
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Raeburn Place Landmark, Edinburgh2.1 km NE
Other cities and towns in Edinburgh
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Dalry Neighbourhood, Edinburgh1.8 km SE -
West Pilton Neighbourhood, Edinburgh1.7 km N
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East Pilton Neighbourhood, Edinburgh1.8 km NE
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Gorgie Neighbourhood, Edinburgh1.9 km S -
Slateford Village, Edinburgh2.6 km S -
New Town Neighbourhood, Edinburgh3 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources