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Craigengillan

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°13′45″ N 4°08′43″ W

Map showing the location of Craigengillan Craigengillan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
213 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport41 km
GLA Glasgow Airport74 km

About Craigengillan

Craigengillan is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 213 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Craigengillan Hill and Manquhill Hill.

Climate of Craigengillan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 203 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
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).

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Climate of Craigengillan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°14°16°18°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)209140158971029396125169200203205

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Craigengillan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 41 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 71 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 94 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 71 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 100 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 134 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 156 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 164 kmeast

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

Day trips from Craigengillan

Within 100 km: 315 historic and cultural sites, 2,598 natural sites, 700 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km369 places

  • Green Island Island 22 kmS
  • Burned Island Island 22 kmS
  • Holly Island Island 22 kmS
  • Marion's Isles Island 22 kmS

25–60 km1,212 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 41 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 48 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 46 kmS

60–100 km2,032 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 81 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 77 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 89 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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