- Population
- 790
- 790
- Elevation
- 64 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport74 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport86 km
About Whithorn
Whithorn is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Population: 790. Elevation: 64 m.
Whithorn (Scots pronunciation: [ˈʍɪthorn]; Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Mhàrtainn), is a small town and historic royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Wigtownshire, it is about 97 miles (156 km) southwest of Edinburgh, 78 miles (126 km) south-southwest of Glasgow, and 10 miles (16 kilometres) south of Wigtown. It had a population of 723 in 2022, making it the forth-smallest town in all of Scotland.
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Climate of Whithorn
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 113 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (115 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 74 | 81 | 64 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 85 | 97 | 115 | 113 | 110 |
How to get to Whithorn
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 99 km to the west.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 74 kmsouth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 86 kmnorth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 95 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 99 kmwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmnorth
- Blackpool Population: 145K 135 kmsoutheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 155 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 156 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whithorn
Within 100 km: 196 historic and cultural sites, 1,873 natural sites, 468 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km126 places
- Murrays Isles Island 15 kmNE
- Islands of Fleet Island 15 kmNE
- Ardwall Isle Island 16 kmNE
- Kid Islands Island 19 kmNW
25–60 km755 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 59 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 57 kmE
- Hestan Island Island 40 kmE
- Green Island Island 39 kmNE
60–100 km1,656 places
- British Isles Island 86 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 98 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 82 kmN
- Troon Beach Beach 91 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Camp Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km W
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Portyerrock Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway3.8 km SE
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Gallow Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.1 km NE
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Leakin Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.1 km S
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Hill of Glasserton Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.7 km SW
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Lady Bay Natural site, Scotland3.7 km E
Other cities and towns in Dumfries and Galloway
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Wigtown Village, Dumfries and Galloway15 km N -
Port William Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km W
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Creetown Village, Dumfries and Galloway19 km N -
Isle of Whithorn Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.8 km SE
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Carleton Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.9 km SW
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Sorbie Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.7 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources