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Lockerbie

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°07′23″ N 3°21′23″ W

Map showing the location of Lockerbie Lockerbie
Location in United Kingdom
Population
4,190
4.2K
Elevation
85 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 Airport88 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport92 km

About Lockerbie

Lockerbie is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Population: 4,190. Elevation: 85 m.

From Wikipedia

Lockerbie (, Scottish Gaelic: Locarbaidh) is a historic market town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. The town lies near the River Annan, approximately 58 miles (93 km) south-southwest of Edinburgh, 62 miles (100 km) south-east of Glasgow, and 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Dumfries. The town had a population of 4,412 in 2022. Lockerbie came to international attention in December 1988, when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed there following a terrorist bomb attack aboard the flight.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Lockerbie

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)

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 Lockerbie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1239195596365768796123116123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lockerbie

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 88 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 88 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 92 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 107 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 113 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 129 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 147 kmsouth

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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