- Population
- 2,550
- 2.6K
- Elevation
- 123 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport69 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport74 km
About Moffat
Moffat is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Population: 2,550. Elevation: 123 m.
Moffat is a historic market town, burgh and parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Dumfriesshire, it lies on the River Annan, and was a centre of the wool trade and a spa town. It had a population of 2,497 in 2022. Moffat is around 59 miles (95 kilometres) to the southeast of Glasgow, 51 miles (82 kilometres) southwest of Edinburgh, 21 miles (34 kilometres) northeast of Dumfries and 44 miles (71 kilometres) northwest of Carlisle.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- International Dark Sky Community
- Official website
- visitmoffat.co.uk
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Moffat
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (183 mm)
- Driest month
- May (90 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 183 | 133 | 148 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 98 | 117 | 144 | 174 | 172 | 182 |
How to get to Moffat
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 70 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 86 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 78 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 123 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 130 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 140 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Moffat
Within 100 km: 555 historic and cultural sites, 3,018 natural sites, 768 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km468 places
- Henderland Island Island 24 kmS
- Townfoot Loch Lake 18 kmSW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 17 kmN
- Loch Skeen Lake 13 kmNE
25–60 km1,384 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 50 kmS
- Green Island Island 54 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 46 kmS
- Goat Island Island 52 kmSE
60–100 km2,489 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 95 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 77 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 80 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gallow Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km N
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Hind Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.3 km N
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Oakrigg Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km S
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Frenchland Burn River, Scotland2.1 km S
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Moffat Water River, Scotland2.1 km S
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Longbedholm Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources