About Bankhead

Bankhead is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 103 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Barend Hill and Dundrennan Abbey.

Climate of Bankhead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (124 mm)
Driest month: April (64 mm)

6° 1°

9° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

18° 10°

15° 8°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

124

Feb

85

Mar

89

Apr

64

May

66

Jun

64

Jul

66

Aug

85

Sep

98

Oct

119

Nov

118

Dec

122

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 Bankhead
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	14°	17°	19°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	124	85	89	64	66	64	66	85	98	119	118	122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bankhead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 87 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 119 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 87 kmnorthwest
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 93 kmsouthwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 122 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 119 kmnorth
Blackpool Population: 145K 125 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 131 kmwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 135 kmnorth
Preston Population: 313.3K 142 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bankhead

Within 100 km: 355 historic and cultural sites, 2,608 natural sites, 619 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km251 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 24 kmE
Murrays Isles Island 19 kmW
Hestan Island Island 8 kmE
Islands of Fleet Island 18 kmW

25–60 km1,065 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 42 kmSE
Green Island Island 26 kmNW
Kirkland Scar Island 50 kmE
Isle-na-Gower Island 46 kmW

60–100 km2,266 places

British Isles Island 91 kmS
High Moor Mountain 84 kmSE
Roanhead Beach Beach 85 kmSE
Ayr Beach Beach 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Barend Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.2 km W
Dundrennan Abbey Historic site, Dumfries and Galloway
1.4 km SW
Dundrennan Abbey 1142-1606 Historic site, Dumfries and Galloway
1.4 km SW
Shaw Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.7 km SE
Old Man Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.9 km N
Suie Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
2.4 km N

Bankhead

Castle Douglas Village, Dumfries and Galloway
14 km N
Dalbeattie Village, Dumfries and Galloway
15 km NE
Mutehill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
7.2 km W
The Lake Village, Dumfries and Galloway
7.9 km W
Balmae Village, Dumfries and Galloway
8.2 km SW
Tongland Village, Dumfries and Galloway
8.2 km NW