Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Stroan Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°08′51″ N 4°02′44″ W

Map showing the location of Stroan Hill Stroan Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
344 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Holmhead
1.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport52 km
GLA Glasgow Airport84 km

About Stroan Hill

Stroan Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 344 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Divot Hill and Lawglass.

Climate of Stroan Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 165 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (165 mm)
Driest month
June (77 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 Stroan Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°15°17°16°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)16410812178887777104137161165164

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Stroan Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 81 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 52 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 84 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 99 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 81 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 104 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 157 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 162 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Stroan Hill

Within 100 km: 324 historic and cultural sites, 2,702 natural sites, 679 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km382 places

  • Green Island Island 13 kmS
  • Danevale Island Island 20 kmS
  • Parton Island Island 17 kmS
  • Green Island Island 20 kmSE

25–60 km1,226 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 41 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 59 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 39 kmS

60–100 km2,097 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 91 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 78 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Holmhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.2 km E
  • Holy Croft Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.1 km SW
  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.7 km NE
  • Craigdarroch Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7 km NE
  • Drumwhirn Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.3 km SE
  • Balmaclellan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.8 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: