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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 55°57′58″ N 3°12′49″ W

Map showing the location of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Edinburgh
1.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport10 km
DND Dundee Airport55 km

About Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a natural site. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Raeburn Place and Scottish National Gallery.

Climate of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

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 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)755362475359616370786973

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 10 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 2 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 10 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 55 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 77 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 2 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 58 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 66 kmwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 148 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 150 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Within 100 km: 288 historic and cultural sites, 2,921 natural sites, 689 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km266 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 11 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 6 kmW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 7 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 25 kmE

25–60 km1,058 places

  • Seacliff Beach Beach 37 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 43 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 48 kmNE
  • Lamb Island Island 31 kmE

60–100 km2,574 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 83 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 85 kmE
  • Old Law Island 96 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 88 kmW

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