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Allanton

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°47′58″ N 3°50′06″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Population
1,180
1.2K
Elevation
183 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport33 km
GLA Glasgow Airport38 km

About Allanton

Allanton is a village. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 1,180. Elevation: 183 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Cant Hills and Baton Bing.

Climate of Allanton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Allanton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1561091166871697594129149148149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Allanton

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 33 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 27 km to the west.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 33 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 38 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 57 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 27 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 43 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 92 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 168 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 184 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Allanton

Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 3,376 natural sites, 908 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Spiers Island Island 10 kmN
  • Speirs Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Hogganfield Loch Lake 23 kmNW
  • Hillend Reservoir Lake 10 kmN

25–60 km1,478 places

  • Troon Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 48 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 39 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 49 kmE

60–100 km2,849 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 92 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 68 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 63 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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