Village

Lochmaben

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°07′48″ N 3°26′34″ W

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Population: 2,100; 2.1K
Elevation: 57 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport83 km; EDI Edinburgh Airport91 km

About Lochmaben

Lochmaben is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Population: 2,100. Elevation: 57 m.

From Wikipedia

Lochmaben (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Mhabain) is a historic market town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies approximately 42 miles (68 km) south-southwest of Edinburgh, 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Glasgow, and 4 miles (6 km) west of Lockerbie, It had a population of 2,092 in 2022. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I rebuilt Lochmaben Castle.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website: lochmaben.org.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lochmaben

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (123 mm)
Driest month: April (59 mm)

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123

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

123

Nov

116

Dec

123

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 Lochmaben
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	123	91	95	59	63	65	76	87	96	123	116	123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lochmaben

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 83 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 93 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 83 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 91 kmnorth
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 104 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmnorth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 97 kmnorthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 118 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 134 kmeast
Blackpool Population: 145K 148 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lochmaben

Within 100 km: 533 historic and cultural sites, 3,175 natural sites, 746 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km255 places

Cottage Island Island 8 kmSE
Dormont Island Island 7 kmSE
Mid Isle Island 14 kmW
Henderland Island Island 1 kmSE

25–60 km1,625 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 28 kmS
Hestan Island Island 41 kmSW
Green Island Island 43 kmW
Kirkland Scar Island 26 kmSE

60–100 km2,574 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 72 kmS
Ayr Beach Beach 85 kmNW
Troon Beach Beach 90 kmNW
Cramond beach Beach 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mill Loch Lake, Scotland
0.6 km NW
Henderland Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway
1.4 km SE
Castle Loch Lake, Scotland
1.6 km S
Kinnel Water River, Scotland
1.7 km E
Water of Ae River, Scotland
2.3 km N
Garrel Water River, Scotland
2.7 km NW