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Harelaw Island

Located in Fife, Scotland Coordinates: 56°03′07″ N 3°20′18″ W

Map showing the location of Harelaw Island Harelaw Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
41 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dalgety Bay
2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport12 km
DND Dundee Airport49 km

About Harelaw Island

Harelaw Island is an island. Location: Fife, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Pinnel Hill and Dalgety Bay.

Climate of Harelaw Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (91 mm)
Driest month
April (50 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 Harelaw Island
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)916272505961626377898185

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Harelaw Island

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 14 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 12 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 49 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 14 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 52 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 61 kmwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 143 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 162 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Harelaw Island

Within 100 km: 240 historic and cultural sites, 3,164 natural sites, 711 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 7 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 8 kmS
  • Portobello Beach Beach 18 kmSE
  • Inchkeith Island 13 kmE

25–60 km1,045 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 31 kmE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 44 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 34 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 51 kmE

60–100 km2,805 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 94 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 95 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 79 kmW
  • Inchcailloch Island 76 kmW

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