Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Floak Hill

Located in East Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°43′26″ N 4°23′52″ W

Map showing the location of Floak Hill Floak Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
257 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newton Mearns
6.8 km NE
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 Airport27 km

About Floak Hill

Floak Hill is a mountain. Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elevation: 257 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Cairn Hill and Black Loch.

Climate of Floak 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Floak 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 Floak Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 17 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 18 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 17 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 27 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 18 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 121 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 195 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Floak Hill

Within 100 km: 166 historic and cultural sites, 3,563 natural sites, 1,113 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Newshot Island Island 20 kmN
  • Queenside Loch Lake 24 kmNW
  • Long Loch Lake 3 kmNW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 5 kmSE

25–60 km1,240 places

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

60–100 km3,443 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 75 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 85 kmE
  • Scarba Island 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: