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Countam

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′05″ N 3°56′50″ W

Map showing the location of Countam Countam
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
502 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moniaive
8.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport48 km
GLA Glasgow Airport74 km

About Countam

Countam is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 502 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Craigdasher and Chanlock Rig.

Climate of Countam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 Countam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°15°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18012213481888186110143174174178

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Countam

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 48 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 69 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 48 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 69 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 90 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 147 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 147 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 152 kmeast

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

Day trips from Countam

Within 100 km: 360 historic and cultural sites, 2,722 natural sites, 735 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km377 places

  • Kids Isle Island 23 kmW
  • Otter Isle Island 22 kmS
  • Lint Holm Island 15 kmSW
  • Loch Urr Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km1,377 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 48 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 54 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 53 kmS

60–100 km2,063 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 90 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 83 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 89 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.1 km S
  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km N
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km E
  • Tynron Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.2 km SE
  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    13 km N
  • Craigdarroch Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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