- Elevation
- 628 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport36 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport67 km
About Alwhat
Alwhat is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 628 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Alhang and Blacklorg Hill.
Photos of Alwhat
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Cairnsmore of Carsphairn John Biggar · Public domain -
Blackcraig Hill Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Alwhat
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 203 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (209 mm)
- Driest month
- June (93 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 209 | 140 | 158 | 97 | 102 | 93 | 96 | 125 | 169 | 200 | 203 | 205 |
How to get to Alwhat
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 36 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 64 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 36 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 67 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 87 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 64 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 139 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 150 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 165 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alwhat
Within 100 km: 321 historic and cultural sites, 2,676 natural sites, 740 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km353 places
- Kids Isle Island 13 kmSW
- Blaeberry Isle Island 23 kmSW
- Deer Isle Island 23 kmSW
- McDowalls Isle Island 18 kmW
25–60 km1,267 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 57 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 37 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 43 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 53 kmS
60–100 km2,117 places
- Isle of Arran Island 78 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 72 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 96 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 68 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craigengillan Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.2 km S
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New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire12 km N -
Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway13 km NE -
Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway16 km NE -
Cumnock Town, East Ayrshire20 km NW -
Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway17 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Alhang Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km S
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Blacklorg Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.3 km N
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Meikledodd Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km NE
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Wedder Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire1.7 km W
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Ewe Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km SE
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Millaneoch Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire1.9 km W
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Cannock Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.1 km N
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Windy Standard Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Cairnsmore of Carsphairn Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway6.6 km SW
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Mid Hill of Glenhead Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km S
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Jedburgh Knees Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km W
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Altry Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km SE
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Trostan Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km W
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Dodd Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.6 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources