About Houndwood

Houndwood is a village. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 92 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Dalks Law and Stoneshiel Hill.

Climate of Houndwood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: October (84 mm)
Driest month: April (46 mm)

6° 0°

8° 1°

11° 2°

14° 5°

17° 8°

19° 9°

16° 8°

12° 5°

8° 2°

6° 0°

Jan

78

Feb

57

Mar

60

Apr

46

May

54

Jun

56

Jul

63

Aug

74

Sep

72

Oct

84

Nov

79

Dec

75

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 Houndwood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	9°	9°	8°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	78	57	60	46	54	56	63	74	72	84	79	75

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Houndwood

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 71 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 60 km to the west.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 71 kmwest
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 81 kmnorthwest
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 99 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 60 kmwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 81 kmnorthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 108 kmsouth
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 121 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 125 kmwest

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

Day trips from Houndwood

Within 100 km: 417 historic and cultural sites, 1,625 natural sites, 402 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km121 places

Cocklawburn Beach Beach 24 kmSE
Dreeper Island Island 20 kmS
Kippie Island Island 19 kmS
St Thomas's Island Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km715 places

Portobello Beach Beach 54 kmW
Gullane Beach Beach 41 kmNW
Seacliff Beach Beach 31 kmNW
Cheswick Sands Beach 26 kmSE

60–100 km1,608 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 64 kmW
Cramond beach Beach 66 kmW
Longhoughton Beach Beach 64 kmSE
Mugdrum Island Island 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dalks Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders
1.2 km NE
Stoneshiel Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
4.5 km SE
Marygold Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
5.1 km SW
Meikle Black Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders
5.2 km NW
Cross Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders
5.4 km NE
Coldingham Loch Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
6.9 km NE

Houndwood

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