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Philhope Fell

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°21′24″ N 2°58′18″ W

Map showing the location of Philhope Fell Philhope Fell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
403 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Teviothead
2.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport71 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport89 km

About Philhope Fell

Philhope Fell is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 403 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include High Seat and Hazelhope Hill.

Climate of Philhope Fell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (131 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Philhope Fell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)130971077473798599109127124131

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Philhope Fell

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 71 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 68 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 71 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 89 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 113 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 124 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Philhope Fell

Within 100 km: 682 historic and cultural sites, 2,833 natural sites, 699 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km399 places

  • Loch Skeen Lake 23 kmW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 10 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 12 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 12 kmN

25–60 km1,394 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 47 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 44 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 58 kmS
  • Coathouse Island Island 56 kmS

60–100 km2,421 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 65 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 80 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 72 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.9 km SE
  • Craik Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.7 km W
  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    14 km NE
  • Newmill Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.6 km NE
  • Roberton Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.1 km NE
  • Buccleuch Village, The Scottish Borders
    9 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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