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The Scottish Borders

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°35′00″ N 2°50′00″ W

The Scottish Borders
Hawick · Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
116,980
117K
Elevation
156 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
889
listed under The Scottish Borders
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport53 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport95 km

About The Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders is a district. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Population: 116,980. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Caddon Water and Eildon Hills.

Climate of The Scottish Borders

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (98 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 The Scottish Borders
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)936976576067718486989392

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to The Scottish Borders

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 53 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 95 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 98 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 95 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 99 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 119 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from The Scottish Borders

Within 100 km: 593 historic and cultural sites, 2,255 natural sites, 581 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km294 places

  • Oldmill Island Island 15 kmE
  • The Batta Island 8 kmNW
  • Mill Island Island 18 kmE
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 17 kmSW

25–60 km1,458 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 59 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 53 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 45 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 51 kmN

60–100 km1,677 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 90 kmSW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 80 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 76 kmE
  • Old Law Island 67 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in The Scottish Borders

889 places

Cities & villages12

Mountains & nature45

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

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