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Willowgrain Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°23′22″ N 3°49′39″ W

Map showing the location of Willowgrain Hill Willowgrain Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
515 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sanquhar
6.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport49 km
GLA Glasgow Airport66 km

About Willowgrain Hill

Willowgrain Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 515 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Brown Hill and Willowgrain Hill West Top.

Climate of Willowgrain Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (196 mm)
Driest month
June (89 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 Willowgrain Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°5°8°12°14°16°16°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)19613715190938995118154185185192

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Willowgrain Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 49 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 60 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 49 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 66 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 132 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 148 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 161 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Willowgrain Hill

Within 100 km: 358 historic and cultural sites, 2,783 natural sites, 804 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km400 places

  • New Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Townfoot Loch Lake 18 kmSE
  • Queensberry Mountain 19 kmSE
  • The Knipe Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km1,455 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 55 kmW
  • Green Island Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km2,090 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 93 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 81 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 77 kmNW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.5 km SW
  • Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.3 km E
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.2 km NE
  • Mennock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.4 km SW
  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km W
  • Crawick Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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