- Elevation
- 466 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport66 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport69 km
About Gill Knowe
Gill Knowe is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 466 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Mosshope Fell and Rivox Fell.
Climate of Gill Knowe
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 171 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (182 mm)
- Driest month
- April (87 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 182 | 130 | 142 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 94 | 114 | 143 | 173 | 171 | 180 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Gill Knowe
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 66 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 72 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 66 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 80 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 73 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 131 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 131 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 148 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gill Knowe
Within 100 km: 496 historic and cultural sites, 2,923 natural sites, 779 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km469 places
- Townfoot Loch Lake 12 kmSW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 19 kmNE
- Loch Skeen Lake 19 kmNE
- Mill Loch Lake 24 kmS
25–60 km1,399 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 50 kmS
- Hestan Island Island 59 kmS
- Green Island Island 48 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 50 kmSE
60–100 km2,330 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 97 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 95 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 72 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mosshope Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway0.9 km N
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Rivox Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km S
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Earlside Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.3 km NW
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Whiteside Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.2 km SW
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Beld Knowe Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.3 km N
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Tarnis Head Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km SE
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Mosshope Bank Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km N
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Rivox Moor Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km E
Sources & licences
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