Village

Wigtown

Local name: Baile na h-Ùige

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°52′04″ N 4°26′42″ W

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Population: 900; 900
Elevation: 45 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport71 km; IOM Isle of Man Airport88 km

About Wigtown

Wigtown is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Population: 900. Elevation: 45 m.

From Wikipedia

Wigtown ( (both used locally); Scottish Gaelic: Baile na h-Ùige) is a small historic market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, it lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. It had a population of 859 in 2022. Wigtown is known as "Scotland's National Book Town" with a high concentration of second-hand book shops and an annual book festival. It is part of the Machars peninsula.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Wigtown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: October (137 mm)
Driest month: June (72 mm)

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Jan

132

Feb

Mar

101

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

118

Oct

137

Nov

137

Dec

131

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 Wigtown
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	19°	18°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	132	89	101	74	74	72	72	97	118	137	137	131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wigtown

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 71 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 100 km to the west.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 71 kmnorth
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 88 kmsouth
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 96 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 100 kmwest
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 112 kmnorth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 144 kmnortheast
Blackpool Population: 145K 148 kmsoutheast
Preston Population: 313.3K 167 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Wigtown

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 1,994 natural sites, 519 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km260 places

Murrays Isles Island 15 kmSE
Islands of Fleet Island 16 kmSE
Ardwall Isle Island 15 kmE
Isle-na-Gower Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km791 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmE
Hestan Island Island 41 kmE
Green Island Island 29 kmNE
Isle of Lochnaw Island 45 kmW

60–100 km1,648 places

Isle of Arran Island 96 kmNW
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 69 kmSE
Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmN
Troon Beach Beach 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Windy Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
0.2 km NW
Kirvennie Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
1.3 km W
Baldoon Castle Historic site, Dumfries and Galloway
2 km S
Bishop Burn River, Scotland
1.9 km NE
River Bladnoch River, Scotland
2.9 km E
Hawk Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
5.2 km SW