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Quien Hill

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°47′28″ N 5°05′46″ W

Map showing the location of Quien Hill Quien Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
109 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ambrismore
1.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport43 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport46 km

About Quien Hill

Quien Hill is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 109 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Loch Quien and Barmore Hill.

Climate of Quien Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (168 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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 Quien Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°5°7°10°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)16810612977717991108139149153162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Quien Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 43 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 53 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 43 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 46 kmsoutheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 54 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 53 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 120 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 143 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 152 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 238 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Quien Hill

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 2,928 natural sites, 1,176 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 23 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 11 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 14 kmSE
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 12 kmSE

25–60 km1,375 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 47 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 39 kmSE
  • Scarba Island 58 kmNW
  • Cala Island 40 kmNW

60–100 km2,579 places

  • Colonsay Island 76 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 76 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 77 kmW
  • Eriska Island 85 kmN

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