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Hume Castle

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°39′55″ N 2°28′16″ W

Map showing the location of Hume Castle Hume Castle
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
224 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hume
0.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport65 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport86 km

About Hume Castle

Hume Castle is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 224 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Sweethope Hill and East Gordon Hill.

Climate of Hume Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (81 mm)
Driest month
April (48 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 Hume Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°13°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)735460485358627673817773

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Hume Castle

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 65 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 56 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 65 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 86 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 94 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 95 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 109 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 114 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hume Castle

Within 100 km: 561 historic and cultural sites, 1,879 natural sites, 495 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 8 kmSE
  • Dreeper Island Island 18 kmE
  • Kippie Island Island 18 kmE
  • St Thomas's Island Island 23 kmE

25–60 km1,142 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 51 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 48 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 44 kmN
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 33 kmE

60–100 km1,572 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 65 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 63 kmNW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 61 kmSE
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hume Village, The Scottish Borders
    0.1 km SW
  • Greenlaw Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.7 km N
  • Stichill Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.2 km S
  • Kelso Town, The Scottish Borders
    7.8 km S
  • East Gordon Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.4 km NW
  • Nenthorn Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.8 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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