- Elevation
- 499 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport42 km
- DND Dundee Airport91 km
About Cairn Hill
Cairn Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 499 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Early Knowe and Kirnie Law.
Photos of Cairn Hill
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Windlestraw Law Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Cairn Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 97 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 98 | 111 | 130 | 125 | 132 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Cairn Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 42 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 37 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 42 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 91 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 93 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 37 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 82 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 93 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 115 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 132 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cairn Hill
Within 100 km: 573 historic and cultural sites, 2,373 natural sites, 641 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km351 places
- The Batta Island 4 kmSE
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 21 kmS
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 19 kmS
- Shaws Lochs Lake 19 kmS
25–60 km1,369 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 49 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 42 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 36 kmN
- Gullane Beach Beach 46 kmN
60–100 km1,867 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 90 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 67 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 68 kmE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 93 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Walkerburn Village, The Scottish Borders1.6 km S
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Innerleithen Village, The Scottish Borders3.9 km SW
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Cardrona Mains Village, The Scottish Borders6 km W
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Peebles Town, The Scottish Borders11 km W -
Traquair Village, The Scottish Borders5.3 km SW
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Clovenfords Village, The Scottish Borders8.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Early Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.7 km E
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Kirnie Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km W
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Scawd Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km N
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Priesthope Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km NW
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Seathope Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km NE
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Stony Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.1 km E
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Middlebar Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.1 km SE
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Windlestraw Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.5 km N
Sources & licences
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