EDINBURGH STATISTICS & USEFUL TOURIST INFORMATION
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EDINBURGH FACT & FIGURES
Official Website
www.edinburgh.gov.uk (Official Council site)
The Old and New Town areas of Edinburgh are registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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| Country |
Scotland |
| Council area |
City of Edinburgh |
| Founded |
prior to the 7th century |
| Burgh Charter |
1125 |
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| City status |
1889 |
| Population (2009) |
Total 477,660 |
| Postcode |
EH |
| Area code(s) |
0131 |
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Consulates
Many countries run consulates in Edinburgh |
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Telephone Number |
| Australia, 93 George Street, |
0131 243 2589 |
| Canada, 50 Lothian Road, |
0131 473 6100 |
| China, 55 Corstorphine Road, |
0131 337 9896 |
| Denmark, 48 Melville Street, |
0131 220 0300 |
| France, 11 Randolph Crescent, |
0131 220 0141 |
| Germany, 16 Eglinton Crescent, |
0131 337 2323 |
| India, 17 Rutland Square, |
0131 229 2144 |
| Ireland, 16 Randolph Cres, |
0131 226 7711 |
Italy, 32 Melville Street,
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0131 226 3631 |
| Japan, 2 Melville Crescent, |
0131 225 4777 |
Monaco, 39-43 Castle Street,
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0131 225 1200 |
| New Zealand, 5 Rutland Square, |
0131 222 8109 |
Poland, 2 Kinnear Road,
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0131 552 0301 |
| Russia, 58 Melville Street, |
0131 225 7098 |
Spain, 63 North Castle Street,
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0131 220 1843 |
| Sweden, 22 Hanover Street, |
0131 220 6050 |
Ukraine, 8 Windsor St,
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0131 556 0023 |
| USA, 3 Regent Terrace, |
0131 556 8315 |
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The main taxi firms operating within the city are:
Central Radio Taxis (Black Cabs) - 0131 229 2468
City Cabs (Black Cabs) - 0131 228 1211
Festival Cars (minicabs - mostly saloon cars but also have people carriers with up to 8 seats. 0131 552 1777
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Edinburgh and Scotland Information Centre
3 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2QP
Telephone: 0845 22 55 121
September - June:
Mon - Sat 09:00 - 17:00
Sun - 10:00 - 17:00
July & August:
Mon - Sat 09:00 - 19:00
Sun - 10:00 - 19:00
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VisitScotland and Airport Information Centre
Edinburgh International Airport,
Edinburgh, EH12 9DN
Telephone: 0870 040 0007
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
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Climate data for Edinburgh (Source Wikipedia) |
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Dec |
Year |
Average high °C
(°F) |
6.4
43.5 |
6.8
44.2 |
8.8
47.8 |
10.9
51.6 |
14.2
57.6 |
17.0
62.6 |
19.0
66.2 |
18.7
66.7 |
16.0
60.8 |
12.6
50.47 |
9.0
48.2 |
7.0
44.6 |
12.2
54.0 |
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Average low °C
(°F) |
0.7
33.3 |
0.9
33.6 |
2.1
35.8 |
3.4
38.1 |
5.8
42.4 |
8.6
47.5 |
10.5
50.9 |
10.4
50.7 |
8.5
47.3 |
5.9
42.6 |
2.7
30.9 |
1.3
34.3 |
5.1
41.2 |
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Avg. precipitation days (= 1) |
12.2 |
9.1 |
10.8 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
10.3 |
11.8 |
10.7 |
11.5 |
120.7 |
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Sunshine hours |
49.0 |
72.9 |
106.3 |
140.7 |
186.9 |
179.1 |
179.2 |
160.6 |
124.8 |
97.7 |
68.1 |
40.6 |
1405.8 |
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Like much of the rest of Scotland, Edinburgh has a temperate, maritime climate which is relatively mild despite its northerly latitude. Winters are generally mild, with daytime temperatures rarely falling below freezing, and compare favourably with places such as Moscow, Labrador and Newfoundland which lie in similar latitudes. Summer temperatures are normally moderate, with daily upper maxima rarely exceeding 22 °C. The highest temperature ever recorded in the city was 31.4 °C on 4 August 1975. The proximity of the city to the sea mitigates any large variations in temperature or extremes of climate.
Given Edinburgh's position between the coast and hills, it is renowned as a windy city, with the prevailing wind direction coming from the south-west which is associated with warm, unstable air from the North Atlantic Current that can give rise to rainfall - although considerably less than cities to the west, such as Glasgow. Rainfall is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year. Winds from an easterly direction are usually drier but colder. Vigorous Atlantic depressions, known as European windstorms, can affect the city between October and May. |
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