About Rockcliffe

Rockcliffe is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Moyl and Rough Island.

Climate of Rockcliffe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (133 mm)
Driest month: April (64 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 4°

14° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 2°

Jan

133

Feb

94

Mar

97

Apr

64

May

71

Jun

65

Jul

73

Aug

88

Sep

100

Oct

129

Nov

124

Dec

130

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 Rockcliffe
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	133	94	97	64	71	65	73	88	100	129	124	130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rockcliffe

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 88 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 117 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 88 kmnorthwest
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 101 kmsouthwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 121 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 117 kmnorth
Blackpool Population: 145K 125 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 129 kmnorth
Belfast Population: 348K 140 kmwest
Preston Population: 313.3K 140 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Rockcliffe

Within 100 km: 385 historic and cultural sites, 2,786 natural sites, 644 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km233 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 15 kmE
Hestan Island Island 2 kmSW
Grainyford Isle Island 14 kmNW
Danevale Island Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km1,274 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 42 kmS
Murrays Isles Island 28 kmW
Islands of Fleet Island 27 kmW
Ardwall Isle Island 27 kmW

60–100 km2,308 places

British Isles Island 96 kmS
High Moor Mountain 83 kmSE
Roanhead Beach Beach 84 kmSE
Ayr Beach Beach 87 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Moyl Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1 km SW
Rough Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway
1.1 km N
Gibb's Hole Wood Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.5 km NW
Drummannoch Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
2.1 km NW
Auchencairn Bay Natural site, Scotland
2.8 km SW
Torbay Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
2.6 km N

Rockcliffe

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9.3 km N
Castle Douglas Village, Dumfries and Galloway
13 km NW
Kirkbean Village, Dumfries and Galloway
15 km NE
Portling Village, Dumfries and Galloway
4.1 km NE
Barnbarroch Village, Dumfries and Galloway
4.8 km N
Palnackie Village, Dumfries and Galloway
5.4 km NW