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Bassendean

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°42′00″ N 2°36′00″ W

Map showing the location of Bassendean Bassendean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
182 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport56 km
DND Dundee Airport88 km

About Bassendean

Bassendean is a village. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 182 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Knock Hill and Fawside Hill.

Climate of Bassendean

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (100 mm)
Driest month
April (58 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 Bassendean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°14°17°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)9269735862677084871009390

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bassendean

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 56 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 88 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 89 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 102 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 106 kmwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 118 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bassendean

Within 100 km: 542 historic and cultural sites, 1,988 natural sites, 519 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km195 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 16 kmSE
  • Great Haugh Island 24 kmE
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 16 kmSE
  • Oldmill Island Island 14 kmS

25–60 km1,285 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 56 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 54 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 43 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 41 kmN

60–100 km1,569 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 70 kmSE
  • South Wamses Island 62 kmE
  • North Wamses Island 61 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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