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Mow Law

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°28′51″ N 2°17′21″ W

Map showing the location of Mow Law Mow Law
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
268 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sourhope
2.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport62 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport86 km

About Mow Law

Mow Law is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 268 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Place Hill and Craik Moor.

Climate of Mow Law

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (171 mm)
Driest month
April (90 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 Mow Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)171118131909590101121134163158155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mow Law

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 62 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 71 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 62 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 86 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 118 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 86 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 118 kmnorth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 121 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Mow Law

Within 100 km: 611 historic and cultural sites, 1,743 natural sites, 452 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km306 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 16 kmNW
  • Dreeper Island Island 24 kmN
  • Kippie Island Island 25 kmN
  • Great Haugh Island 22 kmN

25–60 km1,035 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 35 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 35 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 45 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 45 kmNE

60–100 km1,465 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 87 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 84 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 74 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sourhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.8 km E
  • Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.3 km W
  • Howgate Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.8 km W
  • Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.2 km N
  • Cocklawfoot Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.9 km SE
  • Whitton Village, The Scottish Borders
    6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Place Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    1.4 km W
  • Craik Moor Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    1.9 km S
  • Hownam Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.4 km NW
  • Blackdean Curr Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.6 km NE
  • Cove Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.9 km N
  • Black Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    3.1 km NE
  • Windy Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    3.2 km SW
  • Fasset Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    3.5 km E

Sources & licences

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