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Wrae Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°11′32″ N 3°00′14″ W

Map showing the location of Wrae Hill Wrae Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
308 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Langholm
4.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport86 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport88 km

About Wrae Hill

Wrae Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 308 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Bauchle Hill and Potholm Hill.

Climate of Wrae Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Wrae Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)16912513888859099113130158156171

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Wrae Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 86 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 85 km to the north.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 86 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 88 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 106 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 85 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 92 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 108 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 109 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 133 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Wrae Hill

Within 100 km: 721 historic and cultural sites, 3,179 natural sites, 726 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Goat Island Island 21 kmSE
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 19 kmN
  • Kingside Loch Lake 23 kmN
  • Branxholme Wester Loch Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km1,400 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 50 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 29 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 58 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 41 kmS

60–100 km2,912 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 87 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 90 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 85 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.6 km S
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.4 km NE
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.7 km W
  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.1 km W
  • Broomholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.5 km S
  • Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders
    12 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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