- Elevation
- 386 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport82 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport83 km
About Peat Rigg
Peat Rigg is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 386 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Blackhall Hill and Butter Hill.
Climate of Peat Rigg
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (82 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) | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 114 | 128 | 84 | 82 | 86 | 94 | 108 | 121 | 146 | 145 | 154 |
How to get to Peat Rigg
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 82 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 79 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 82 kmnorth
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 83 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 108 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 90 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 106 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 108 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 133 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Peat Rigg
Within 100 km: 719 historic and cultural sites, 3,038 natural sites, 703 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km337 places
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 22 kmN
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 24 kmN
- Shaws Lochs Lake 24 kmN
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 16 kmNW
25–60 km1,376 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 57 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 37 kmSW
- Wooden Anna Island 50 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 47 kmS
60–100 km2,747 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 95 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 92 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 84 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 79 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.8 km SW
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Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km S -
Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders11 km SE
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Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway10 km SW
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Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders9.4 km N
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Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Blackhall Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway0.6 km W
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Butter Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway0.8 km NE
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Cockplay Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km S
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Mid Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.4 km SE
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Tup Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km NE
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Salter Grain Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km S
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Crude Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.8 km NW
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Tamond Heights Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km E
Sources & licences
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