- Elevation
- 342 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport82 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport82 km
About Butter Hill
Butter Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 342 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Peat Rigg and Tup Knowe.
Climate of Butter Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (82 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) | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 114 | 128 | 84 | 82 | 86 | 94 | 108 | 121 | 146 | 145 | 154 |
How to get to Butter Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 82 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 79 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 82 kmnorth
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 82 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 108 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 89 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 106 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 108 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 132 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Butter Hill
Within 100 km: 721 historic and cultural sites, 3,021 natural sites, 701 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km339 places
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 21 kmN
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 23 kmN
- Shaws Lochs Lake 23 kmN
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 16 kmNW
25–60 km1,380 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 38 kmSW
- Wooden Anna Island 49 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 47 kmS
60–100 km2,724 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 96 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 91 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 84 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.6 km SW
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Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway13 km S -
Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders11 km SE
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Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders9 km N
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Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km SW
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Priesthaugh Village, The Scottish Borders10 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Peat Rigg Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway0.8 km SW
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Tup Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway0.9 km N
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Tamond Heights Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.2 km E
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Mid Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.3 km SE
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Blackhall Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km W
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Cockplay Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.8 km SW
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Ellson Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.1 km N
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Crude Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km W
Sources & licences
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