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Cairn Hill

Located in East Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°43′44″ N 4°24′50″ W

Map showing the location of Cairn Hill Cairn Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
270 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newton Mearns
7.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport16 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport27 km

About Cairn Hill

Cairn Hill is a mountain. Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elevation: 270 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Floak Hill and Black Loch.

Climate of Cairn Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · 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 Cairn Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°15°17°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15911112371747382100134155152150

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Cairn Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 16 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 18 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 16 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 27 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 70 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 18 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 80 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 197 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cairn Hill

Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 3,560 natural sites, 1,122 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Newshot Island Island 19 kmN
  • Queenside Loch Lake 23 kmNW
  • Long Loch Lake 2 kmNW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 6 kmSE

25–60 km1,211 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 55 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 32 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 33 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 26 kmSW

60–100 km3,459 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 75 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 85 kmE
  • Scarba Island 96 kmNW

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