About Townhead

Townhead is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 80 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Blackhill and Castle Hill.

Photos of Townhead

Little Ross Malcolm Morris · CC BY-SA 2.0
Meikle Ross James Bell · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Townhead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (116 mm)
Driest month: June (62 mm)

6° 0°

7° 1°

9° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

18° 10°

15° 8°

12° 6°

8° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

116

Feb

78

Mar

82

Apr

64

May

64

Jun

62

Jul

63

Aug

82

Sep

95

Oct

110

Nov

112

Dec

113

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 Townhead
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	11°	14°	17°	19°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	8°	6°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	116	78	82	64	64	62	63	82	95	110	112	113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Townhead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 86 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 120 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 86 kmnorthwest
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 88 kmsouthwest
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 120 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 120 kmnorth
Belfast Population: 348K 124 kmwest
Blackpool Population: 145K 126 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 139 kmnorth
Preston Population: 313.3K 144 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Townhead

Within 100 km: 328 historic and cultural sites, 2,483 natural sites, 599 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km246 places

Murrays Isles Island 13 kmW
Hestan Island Island 14 kmE
Islands of Fleet Island 12 kmW
Ardwall Isle Island 13 kmW

25–60 km954 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 44 kmSE
Powillimount Beach Beach 31 kmE
Green Island Island 26 kmN
Kirkland Scar Island 57 kmE

60–100 km2,210 places

British Isles Island 89 kmS
High Moor Mountain 87 kmSE
Roanhead Beach Beach 86 kmSE
Ayr Beach Beach 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Blackhill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
0.5 km NE
Castle Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1 km SW
Little Ross Island, Dumfries and Galloway
4.7 km SW
Bathinghouse Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway
2.2 km W
Galtway Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
2.7 km NE
Saint Marys Isle Natural site, Scotland
2.3 km W

Townhead

Gatehouse of Fleet Village, Dumfries and Galloway
14 km NW
Castle Douglas Village, Dumfries and Galloway
18 km N
Millhall Village, Dumfries and Galloway
4.4 km NW
Auchencairn Village, Dumfries and Galloway
11 km NE
Dundrennan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
5.7 km E
Rerrick High Row Village, Dumfries and Galloway
6.5 km E