Walking from the former to the latter requires sensible shoes and a healthy pair of lungs, but the rewards are great.
The medieval Royal Mile - parallel to Princes St but far loftier at its castle apex, descends all the way to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, past fine buildings, ancient pubs and countless offshoots deeper into the Old Town.
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| Avg. temp. |
Sunshine daily avg. |
Rainfall | Humidity | |
| Jan | 5.5 | 1.7 | 57 | 73 |
| Feb | 6 | 2.7 | 39 | 68 |
| Mar | 8 | 3.6 | 39 | 64 |
| Apr | 10.8 | 4.9 | 39 | 60 |
| May | 13.5 | 5.8 | 54 | 61 |
| Jun | 16.7 | 6.3 | 47 | 60 |
| Jul | 18.4 | 5.2 | 83 | 60 |
| Aug | 17.8 | 4.6 | 77 | 63 |
| Sep | 15.6 | 4.2 | 57 | 62 |
| Oct | 12.1 | 3.1 | 65 | 67 |
| Nov | 8.7 | 1.9 | 62 | 66 |
| Dec | 6.8 | 1.4 | 57 | 70 |
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