- Elevation
- 486 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport42 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport59 km
About Shiel Hill
Shiel Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 486 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Cruereach Hill and Polholm Rig.
Climate of Shiel Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 188 | 129 | 142 | 84 | 89 | 84 | 89 | 113 | 151 | 180 | 181 | 184 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Shiel Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 42 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 53 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 42 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 59 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 67 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 53 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 130 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 155 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 158 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shiel Hill
Within 100 km: 317 historic and cultural sites, 2,798 natural sites, 805 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km370 places
- New Island Island 12 kmN
- Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 18 kmNW
- Townfoot Loch Lake 25 kmSE
- The Knipe Mountain 15 kmSW
25–60 km1,401 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 46 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 49 kmW
- Green Island Island 46 kmS
- Isles of Trool Island 55 kmSW
60–100 km2,149 places
- Isle of Arran Island 86 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 73 kmNW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 64 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 70 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cruereach Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km SE
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Polholm Rig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km SW
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Black Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km SW
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Kirklea Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.3 km NW
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Craignorth Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km E
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Bught Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km N
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Cocker Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.2 km SW
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Knockenhair Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km S
Sources & licences
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