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Windy Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°52′08″ N 4°26′51″ W

Map showing the location of Windy Hill Windy Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wigtown
0.2 km SE
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 Windy Hill

Windy Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 60 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Kirvennie Hill and Bishop Burn.

Climate of Windy Hill

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)

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 Windy Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°14°17°19°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)132891017474727297118137137131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Windy Hill

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 Windy Hill

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 1,991 natural sites, 520 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

  • Murrays Isles Island 15 kmSE
  • Islands of Fleet Island 17 kmSE
  • Ardwall Isle Island 15 kmE
  • Isle-na-Gower Island 15 kmNW

25–60 km790 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmE
  • Hestan Island Island 41 kmE
  • Green Island Island 29 kmNE
  • Isle of Lochnaw Island 44 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.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wigtown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    0.2 km SE
  • Duncan Park Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    0.2 km NE
  • Bladnoch Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.4 km SW
  • Carslae Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.6 km N
  • Creetown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.7 km NE
  • Braehead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.7 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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