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Blackwood

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°10′00″ N 3°43′00″ W

Map showing the location of Blackwood Blackwood
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
37 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport66 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport90 km

About Blackwood

Blackwood is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 37 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Blackwood Hill and Belt Knowe.

Climate of Blackwood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (158 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Blackwood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)15811111971787482101125156152156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blackwood

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 85 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 66 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 90 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 85 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 136 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 152 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 152 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Blackwood

Within 100 km: 427 historic and cultural sites, 3,037 natural sites, 727 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km330 places

  • Cottage Island Island 24 kmSE
  • Dormont Island Island 23 kmSE
  • Green Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Mid Isle Island 8 kmSE

25–60 km1,498 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 32 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 51 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 38 kmS
  • Islands of Fleet Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km2,363 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 76 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 73 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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