Village

Penpont

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°14′00″ N 3°49′00″ W

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Elevation: 71 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 Airport57 km; GLA Glasgow Airport81 km

About Penpont

Penpont is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 71 m.

From Wikipedia

Penpont is a village about 2 miles (3 km) west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. It has a population of about 400 people.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Penpont

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (158 mm)
Driest month: April (71 mm)

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Jan

158

Feb

111

Mar

119

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

101

Sep

125

Oct

156

Nov

152

Dec

156

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 Penpont
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	8°	11°	15°	17°	19°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	158	111	119	71	78	74	82	101	125	156	152	156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Penpont

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 76 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 57 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 81 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 85 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 76 kmnorth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 89 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 144 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 147 kmnorth
Belfast Population: 348K 153 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Penpont

Within 100 km: 405 historic and cultural sites, 2,888 natural sites, 723 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km370 places

Green Island Island 23 kmS
Mid Isle Island 18 kmSE
Otter Isle Island 23 kmSW
Lint Holm Island 21 kmW

25–60 km1,437 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 41 kmS
Ayr Beach Beach 58 kmNW
Murrays Isles Island 53 kmSW
Hestan Island Island 45 kmS

60–100 km2,209 places

Isle of Arran Island 100 kmNW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmNW
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 84 kmS
Troon Beach Beach 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Round Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.9 km SW
Scar Water River, Scotland
1.1 km E
Tynron Doon Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
2.7 km W
Auchenknight Ridge Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
2.8 km N
Barr Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
3 km S
Auchenbainzie Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
3.3 km NW