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Thornliemuir

Located in East Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°47′59″ N 4°27′01″ W

Map showing the location of Thornliemuir Thornliemuir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
237 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Neilston
2.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport8 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport34 km

About Thornliemuir

Thornliemuir is a mountain. Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elevation: 237 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Corkindale Law and Dyke Hill.

Climate of Thornliemuir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–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 Thornliemuir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°10°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15911112371747382100134155152150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Thornliemuir

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 14 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 8 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 34 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 70 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 14 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 80 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 118 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 202 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Thornliemuir

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 3,601 natural sites, 1,150 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km200 places

  • Newshot Island Island 11 kmN
  • Loch Thom Lake 24 kmNW
  • Queenside Loch Lake 18 kmW
  • Long Loch Lake 6 kmS

25–60 km1,186 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 55 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 30 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 40 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 32 kmSW

60–100 km3,533 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 75 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 86 kmE
  • Scarba Island 90 kmNW

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