- Population
- 3,110
- 3.1K
- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport88 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport108 km
About Gretna
Gretna is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Population: 3,110. Elevation: 17 m.
Gretna is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, originally part of the historic county of Dumfriesshire. It is located close to the A74(M) on the border of Scotland and England and near the mouths of the rivers Esk and Sark. Gretna was built from 1915 and is about 1km south of the older village Gretna Green.
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Climate of Gretna
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 89 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (92 mm)
- Driest month
- April (51 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 66 | 73 | 51 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 91 | 89 | 92 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Gretna
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 88 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 93 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 88 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 108 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 111 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 93 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 107 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 108 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 123 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 127 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gretna
Within 100 km: 686 historic and cultural sites, 3,218 natural sites, 685 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km210 places
- Kirkland Scar Island 9 kmSW
- Fishgarth Holm Island 25 kmSE
- Coathouse Island Island 22 kmSE
- Little Corby Island Island 18 kmSE
25–60 km1,648 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 35 kmW
- Hestan Island Island 51 kmW
- Wood Howe Island 57 kmS
- Cherry Holm Island 51 kmS
60–100 km2,731 places
- High Moor Mountain 86 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 93 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 66 kmSW
- Tuft Rock Island 70 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Plump Tower Landmark, Kirkandrews1.8 km NE
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Kirtle Water River, Scotland1.6 km SW
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Black Sark River, Scotland2.7 km N
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River Sark River, Cumbria3 km S
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River Esk River, Cumbria3 km S
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Thomwathill Landmark, Rockcliffe4.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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