- Elevation
- 159 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport43 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport91 km
About Traquair
Traquair is a village. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 159 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Quair Water and Newhall Burn.
Climate of Traquair
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 97 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 98 | 111 | 130 | 125 | 132 |
How to get to Traquair
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 43 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 40 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 43 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 95 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 40 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 81 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 97 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 116 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 132 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Traquair
Within 100 km: 580 historic and cultural sites, 2,451 natural sites, 680 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km397 places
- The Batta Island 7 kmE
- Talla Reservoir Lake 25 kmSW
- Loch Skeen Lake 25 kmSW
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 18 kmS
25–60 km1,370 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 45 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 40 kmN
- Gullane Beach Beach 51 kmN
60–100 km1,944 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 85 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 71 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 72 kmE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 95 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Quair Water River, Scotland0.2 km SW
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Newhall Burn River, Scotland0.2 km SW
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Plora Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km E
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Leithen Water River, Scotland1.7 km N
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Wallace's Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.1 km NW
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Minch Moor Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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