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Lamford Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°15′22″ N 4°18′12″ W

Map showing the location of Lamford Hill Lamford Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
399 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carsphairn
5.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport32 km
GLA Glasgow Airport69 km

About Lamford Hill

Lamford Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 399 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Kids Isle and Cullendoch Hill.

Climate of Lamford Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 204 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (205 mm)
Driest month
June (94 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).

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Climate of Lamford Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)205136156971029495126171200204202

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Lamford Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 32 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 68 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 32 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 90 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 104 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 127 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 159 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 174 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lamford Hill

Within 100 km: 249 historic and cultural sites, 2,511 natural sites, 706 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km348 places

  • Isles of Trool Island 24 kmSW
  • Corselands Island 25 kmSE
  • Goose Island Island 25 kmSE
  • Kids Isle Island 2 kmS

25–60 km1,128 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 31 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 39 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 55 kmW
  • Murrays Isles Island 49 kmS

60–100 km1,990 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 71 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 69 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 96 kmSE
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 62 kmSE

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