- Elevation
- 598 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport42 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport71 km
About Colt Hill
Colt Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 598 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Black Hill and Lamgarroch.
Climate of Colt Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 203 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (209 mm)
- Driest month
- June (93 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 209 | 140 | 158 | 97 | 102 | 93 | 96 | 125 | 169 | 200 | 203 | 205 |
How to get to Colt Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 42 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 68 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 42 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 87 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 142 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 150 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 159 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Colt Hill
Within 100 km: 342 historic and cultural sites, 2,663 natural sites, 737 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km367 places
- Corselands Island 24 kmS
- Goose Island Island 24 kmS
- Kids Isle Island 17 kmW
- McDowalls Isle Island 23 kmW
25–60 km1,297 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 43 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 49 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 52 kmS
60–100 km2,078 places
- Isle of Arran Island 85 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 78 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 74 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craigengillan Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.5 km SW
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Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km SE
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Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway13 km N -
Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway14 km NE -
Craigdarroch Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.7 km SE
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New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire17 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Black Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km W
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Lamgarroch Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km E
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Mullwhanny Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km SE
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Altry Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km NW
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Benbrack Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km SW
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Ox Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.1 km E
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Martour Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km S
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Croglin Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.9 km E
Sources & licences
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