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Wether Cairn

Located in Alwinton, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°23′55″ N 2°05′42″ W

Map showing the location of Wether Cairn Wether Cairn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
563 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Heigh
2.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport48 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport101 km

About Wether Cairn

Wether Cairn is a mountain. Location: Alwinton, Northumberland. Elevation: 563 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Dryhope Hill and Hogdon Law.

Climate of Wether Cairn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (147 mm)
Driest month
June (81 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 Wether Cairn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°11°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°-1°0°2°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)14710311382858189109113139138135

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Wether Cairn

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 56 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 48 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 101 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 108 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 107 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 131 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wether Cairn

Within 100 km: 620 historic and cultural sites, 1,563 natural sites, 406 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km321 places

  • Carr's Island Island 24 kmSE
  • Yetholm Loch Lake 22 kmNW
  • Hoselaw Loch Lake 24 kmNW
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km816 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 38 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 37 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 32 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 40 kmNE

60–100 km1,452 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 100 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 89 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 85 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 80 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Heigh Village, Alwinton
    2.7 km W
  • Biddlestone Municipality, Northumberland
    2.8 km S
  • Alnham Municipality, Northumberland
    3.5 km NE
  • Biddlestone Village, Biddlestone
    3.9 km SE
  • Alwinton Village, Alwinton
    5.7 km S
  • Linhope Village, Ingram
    5 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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