Cockplay Hill, Dumfries and Galloway

About Cockplay Hill

Cockplay Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 398 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Salter Grain Hill and Pike Fell.

Climate of Cockplay Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: January (155 mm)
Driest month: May (82 mm)

4° -1°

5° -1°

7° 0°

9° 1°

13° 3°

15° 7°

17° 8°

14° 6°

11° 4°

7° 1°

5° -1°

Jan

155

Feb

114

Mar

128

Apr

84

May

82

Jun

86

Jul

94

Aug

108

Sep

121

Oct

146

Nov

145

Dec

154

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 Cockplay Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	7°	9°	13°	15°	17°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	3°	7°	8°	8°	6°	4°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	155	114	128	84	82	86	94	108	121	146	145	154

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Cockplay Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 83 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 81 km to the north.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 83 kmeast
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 83 kmnorth
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 108 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnorth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 90 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 Cockplay Hill

Within 100 km: 728 historic and cultural sites, 3,060 natural sites, 712 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km335 places

Goat Island Island 25 kmS
Shaws Upper Loch Lake 23 kmN
Shaws Under Loch Lake 25 kmN
Shaws Lochs Lake 25 kmN

25–60 km1,369 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 57 kmSW
Kirkland Scar Island 36 kmSW
Wooden Anna Island 51 kmNE
Fishgarth Holm Island 46 kmS

60–100 km2,796 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 94 kmSW
Burntisland Beach Beach 93 kmN
Cramond beach Beach 85 kmN
Portobello Beach Beach 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
4.9 km SW
Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
11 km S
Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders
11 km SE
Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
9.3 km SW
Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
11 km SW
Sandholm Village, The Scottish Borders
10 km SE

Cockplay Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Salter Grain Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
0.6 km SW
Pike Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.1 km SE
Peat Rigg Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.1 km N
White Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.3 km SW
Blackhall Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.3 km NW
Mid Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
1.5 km E
Butter Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.8 km NE
Tamond Heights Mountain, The Scottish Borders
2.4 km NE