Mountain

East Kip

Located in Midlothian, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′03″ N 3°18′22″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 534 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Penicuik; 5 km E
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: EDI Edinburgh Airport14 km; GLA Glasgow Airport71 km

About East Kip

East Kip is a mountain. Location: Midlothian, Scotland. Elevation: 534 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Cap Law and West Kip.

Climate of East Kip

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month: July (day 16°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: October (78 mm)
Driest month: April (47 mm)

3° -2°

4° -2°

6° -1°

8° 0°

11° 3°

14° 6°

16° 8°

16° 8°

13° 6°

10° 3°

6° 0°

4° -1°

Jan

75

Feb

53

Mar

62

Apr

47

May

53

Jun

59

Jul

61

Aug

63

Sep

70

Oct

78

Nov

69

Dec

73

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 East Kip
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	6°	8°	11°	14°	16°	16°	13°	10°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	3°	6°	8°	8°	6°	3°	0°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	75	53	62	47	53	59	61	63	70	78	69	73

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to East Kip

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 14 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 15 km to the northeast.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 14 kmnorth
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmwest
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 71 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 15 kmnortheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 60 kmwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 74 kmnorth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 144 kmsoutheast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 160 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from East Kip

Within 100 km: 345 historic and cultural sites, 2,881 natural sites, 733 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km351 places

Cramond beach Beach 16 kmN
Portobello Beach Beach 18 kmNE
Inchkeith Island 25 kmNE
Inchcolm Island 22 kmN

25–60 km1,205 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 26 kmN
Gullane Beach Beach 37 kmNE
Seacliff Beach Beach 48 kmNE
Mugdrum Island Island 58 kmN

60–100 km2,403 places

Ayr Beach Beach 94 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 91 kmW
Cocklawburn Beach Beach 86 kmE
Cheswick Sands Beach 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Penicuik Town, Midlothian
5 km E
Balerno Town, Edinburgh
6 km N
Silverburn Village, Midlothian
2.1 km E
Currie Town, Edinburgh
6.9 km N
Nine Mile Burn Village, Midlothian
3.3 km S
Cornbank Neighbourhood, Midlothian
4.2 km E

East Kip

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cap Law Mountain, Midlothian
1.2 km SW
West Kip Mountain, Midlothian
0.5 km SW
Braid Law Mountain, Midlothian
1.5 km S
South Black Hill Mountain, Midlothian
0.9 km SE
Scald Law Mountain, Midlothian
0.9 km E
Green Law Mountain, Midlothian
2.1 km SW
Green Cleugh Natural site, Scotland
1.5 km N
Carnethy Hill Mountain, Midlothian
2.3 km NE

East Kip

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026