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Craigdasher

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′58″ N 3°56′45″ W

Map showing the location of Craigdasher Craigdasher
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
442 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sanquhar
9.3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport47 km
GLA Glasgow Airport72 km

About Craigdasher

Craigdasher is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 442 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Chanlock Rig and Countam.

Climate of Craigdasher

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Craigdasher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18012213481888186110143174174178

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Craigdasher

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 47 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 47 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 72 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 83 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 88 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 145 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 148 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 153 kmeast

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

Day trips from Craigdasher

Within 100 km: 363 historic and cultural sites, 2,732 natural sites, 741 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km381 places

  • Kids Isle Island 23 kmW
  • Otter Isle Island 24 kmS
  • Lint Holm Island 16 kmSW
  • Loch Urr Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km1,392 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 49 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 48 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 54 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 55 kmS

60–100 km2,063 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 90 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 82 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.3 km N
  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.7 km S
  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km N
  • Eliock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.9 km NE
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    13 km SE
  • Mennock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.7 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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