- Elevation
- 526 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport80 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport88 km
About Faw Side
Faw Side is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 526 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Blackgrain Height and Pikethaw Hill.
Climate of Faw Side
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (171 mm)
- Driest month
- May (85 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) | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 169 | 125 | 138 | 88 | 85 | 90 | 99 | 113 | 130 | 158 | 156 | 171 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Faw Side
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 78 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmnorth
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 88 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 102 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 78 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 95 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 103 kmnorthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 112 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 135 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Faw Side
Within 100 km: 711 historic and cultural sites, 3,061 natural sites, 724 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km362 places
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 22 kmN
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 24 kmN
- Shaws Lochs Lake 23 kmN
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 12 kmNW
25–60 km1,369 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 54 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 36 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 53 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 49 kmS
60–100 km2,765 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 94 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 90 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 82 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Blackgrain Height Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km SW
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Pikethaw Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km NE
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Merry Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km NW
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Causeway Grain Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.2 km N
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Dan's Hags Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.3 km E
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Frodaw Height Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km E
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Stibbiegill Head Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km SE
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Broad Head Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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