- Elevation
- 373 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport78 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport83 km
About Criffel
Criffel is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 373 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Fingland Fell and Scoop Hill.
Photos of Criffel
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Annandale Scothill · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Criffel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 139 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (147 mm)
- Driest month
- April (70 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 146 | 107 | 114 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 85 | 100 | 117 | 145 | 139 | 147 |
How to get to Criffel
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 79 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 78 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 83 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 98 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 90 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 114 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 131 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 138 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Criffel
Within 100 km: 603 historic and cultural sites, 3,130 natural sites, 759 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km387 places
- Cottage Island Island 20 kmS
- Dormont Island Island 20 kmS
- Henderland Island Island 16 kmS
- Townfoot Loch Lake 22 kmW
25–60 km1,433 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 43 kmS
- Hestan Island Island 55 kmSW
- Green Island Island 54 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 35 kmS
60–100 km2,672 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 86 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 86 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 90 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 91 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Newton Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.9 km W
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Berryscaur Village, Dumfries and Galloway5 km S
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Nether Hutton Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.7 km S
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Boreland Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.7 km S
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Sandyford Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.9 km E
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Lochwood Mains Village, Dumfries and Galloway6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fingland Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway0.7 km S
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Scoop Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2 km E
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Blaze Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2 km SW
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Three Mullach Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km NE
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Loft Shaws Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km SE
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Macmaw Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km E
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Laverhay Height Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km N
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Hazelbank Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km S
Sources & licences
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