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Munshiel Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°15′11″ N 3°04′38″ W

Map showing the location of Munshiel Hill Munshiel Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
403 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bentpath
5.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport80 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport92 km

About Munshiel Hill

Munshiel Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 403 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Alkin Hill and Grey Hill.

Climate of Munshiel Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Munshiel Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16912513888859099113130158156171

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Munshiel Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 78 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 92 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 99 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 78 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 98 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 115 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Munshiel Hill

Within 100 km: 708 historic and cultural sites, 3,108 natural sites, 725 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km363 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 23 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 25 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 11 kmN
  • Kingside Loch Lake 17 kmN

25–60 km1,362 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 51 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 35 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 57 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 49 kmS

60–100 km2,816 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 91 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 82 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.9 km S
  • Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.3 km W
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km SE
  • Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.9 km W
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.3 km SE
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.3 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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