Castle Douglas
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°56′27″ N 3°55′40″ W
- Population
- 4,070
- 4.1K
- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport75 km
- IOM Isle of Man Airport106 km
About Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Population: 4,070. Elevation: 59 m.
Castle Douglas (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùghlais) (Usually referred to as CD) is a market town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the lieutenancy area of Kirkcudbrightshire, in the eastern part of Galloway, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet. The town is 76 miles (122 km) south-southwest of Edinburgh, 60 miles (97 km) south of Glasgow, and 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Dumfries. It had a population of 4,056 in 2022. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Kelton.
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Climate of Castle Douglas
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (131 mm)
- Driest month
- April (66 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 90 | 95 | 66 | 71 | 66 | 70 | 88 | 104 | 127 | 126 | 129 |
How to get to Castle Douglas
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 75 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 105 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 75 kmnorthwest
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 106 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 108 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 105 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 122 kmnorth
- Belfast Population: 348K 134 kmwest
- Blackpool Population: 145K 138 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 148 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castle Douglas
Within 100 km: 327 historic and cultural sites, 2,734 natural sites, 653 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km363 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 23 kmE
- Murrays Isles Island 24 kmSW
- Hestan Island Island 14 kmSE
- Islands of Fleet Island 24 kmSW
25–60 km1,099 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 54 kmSE
- Kirkland Scar Island 48 kmE
- Isle-na-Gower Island 43 kmW
- Isles of Trool Island 41 kmW
60–100 km2,252 places
- High Moor Mountain 96 kmSE
- Roanhead Beach Beach 97 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 74 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 81 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Swan Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.7 km S
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Ducking Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.9 km S
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Dog Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.2 km S
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Ash Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km S
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Fir Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.5 km S
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Kelton Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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