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Frodaw Height

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′00″ N 2°58′55″ W

Map showing the location of Frodaw Height Frodaw Height
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
523 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ewes
6.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport80 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport86 km

About Frodaw Height

Frodaw Height is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 523 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Dan's Hags and Pikethaw Hill.

Climate of Frodaw Height

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (155 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Frodaw Height
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)15511412884828694108121146145154

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Frodaw Height

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 77 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 86 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 104 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 93 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 110 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 134 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Frodaw Height

Within 100 km: 708 historic and cultural sites, 3,033 natural sites, 706 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km367 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 20 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 22 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 22 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km1,353 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 38 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 51 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 49 kmS

60–100 km2,727 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 95 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 90 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 82 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.1 km S
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    13 km S
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.5 km SW
  • Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.5 km N
  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.8 km SW
  • Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders
    15 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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