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Doon Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°50′19″ N 3°57′26″ W

Map showing the location of Doon Hill Doon Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
170 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kirkcudbright
5.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport84 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport95 km

About Doon Hill

Doon Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 170 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Old Man and Blackbreast.

Climate of Doon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (131 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Doon Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)13190956671667088104127126129

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Doon Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 84 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 116 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 84 kmnorthwest
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 95 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 119 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 116 kmnorth
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 128 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 130 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 133 kmnorth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 145 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Doon Hill

Within 100 km: 343 historic and cultural sites, 2,607 natural sites, 623 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km272 places

  • Murrays Isles Island 18 kmW
  • Hestan Island Island 9 kmE
  • Islands of Fleet Island 17 kmW
  • Ardwall Isle Island 17 kmW

25–60 km1,056 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 45 kmSE
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 25 kmE
  • Kirkland Scar Island 51 kmE
  • Isle-na-Gower Island 44 kmW

60–100 km2,245 places

  • British Isles Island 93 kmS
  • High Moor Mountain 87 kmSE
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 88 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Old Man Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.2 km SE
  • Blackbreast Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.9 km NE
  • Suie Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.2 km E
  • Newlaw Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.8 km SW
  • Barend Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.5 km S
  • Bentudor Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.5 km NE
  • Bengairn Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.4 km NE
  • Galtway Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.2 km SW

Sources & licences

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