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Polholm Rig

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′22″ N 3°56′15″ W

Map showing the location of Polholm Rig Polholm Rig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
490 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kirkconnel
5.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport41 km
GLA Glasgow Airport59 km

About Polholm Rig

Polholm Rig is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 490 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Black Hill and Shiel Hill.

Climate of Polholm Rig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 181 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (188 mm)
Driest month
April (84 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
Climate of Polholm Rig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°15°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18812914284898489113151180181184

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Polholm Rig

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 41 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 53 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 59 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 53 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 75 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 131 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 156 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 157 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Polholm Rig

Within 100 km: 320 historic and cultural sites, 2,803 natural sites, 799 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km363 places

  • New Island Island 13 kmN
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 18 kmNW
  • The Knipe Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Enoch Hill Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km1,398 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 45 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 48 kmW
  • Green Island Island 45 kmS
  • Isles of Trool Island 53 kmSW

60–100 km2,161 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 85 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 73 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 63 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.7 km SW
  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.5 km S
  • Crawick Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.4 km S
  • Kelloholm Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.8 km SW
  • Mennock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.7 km SE
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    11 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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