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Bennan Hill

Located in East Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°43′33″ N 4°21′21″ W

Map showing the location of Bennan Hill Bennan Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
288 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newton Mearns
5.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport17 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport29 km

About Bennan Hill

Bennan Hill is a mountain. Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elevation: 288 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Ballageich Hill and Bennan Loch Reservoir.

Climate of Bennan Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (159 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Bennan Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15911112371747382100134155152150

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bennan Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 17 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 17 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 17 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 29 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 66 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 17 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 161 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 193 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bennan Hill

Within 100 km: 171 historic and cultural sites, 3,568 natural sites, 1,097 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km154 places

  • Newshot Island Island 20 kmN
  • Long Loch Lake 5 kmNW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 3 kmSE
  • Loch Libo Lake 10 kmNW

25–60 km1,265 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 58 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 36 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 35 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 28 kmSW

60–100 km3,417 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 80 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 72 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 82 kmE
  • Scarba Island 99 kmNW

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