Village

Carfin

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°48′18″ N 3°57′39″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 2,510; 2.5K
Elevation: 116 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: GLA Glasgow Airport31 km; EDI Edinburgh Airport40 km

About Carfin

Carfin is a village. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 2,510. Elevation: 116 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Fir Park and Excelsior Stadium.

Photos of Carfin

Fir Park Gregyscotland · CC BY-SA 3.0
Excelsior Stadium Cortez04 · Public domain
Cliftonhill Chris Upson · CC BY-SA 2.0
New Douglas Park Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Carfin

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)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 6°

8° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

156

Feb

109

Mar

116

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

129

Oct

149

Nov

148

Dec

149

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 Carfin
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	156	109	116	68	71	69	75	94	129	149	148	149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carfin

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 31 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 20 km to the west.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 31 kmwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmnortheast
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 51 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 20 kmwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 51 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 96 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 175 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 184 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Carfin

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 3,478 natural sites, 961 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km136 places

Spiers Island Island 11 kmNE
Speirs Island Island 20 kmN
Hogganfield Loch Lake 16 kmNW
Hillend Reservoir Lake 11 kmNE

25–60 km1,499 places

Ayr Beach Beach 57 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 53 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 59 kmW
Burntisland Beach Beach 54 kmNE

60–100 km2,993 places

Isle of Arran Island 84 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmW
Gullane Beach Beach 75 kmE
Seacliff Beach Beach 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire
3 km SW
Excelsior Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire
6.1 km N
Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire
6.9 km NW
New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire
6.6 km SW
South Calder Water River, Scotland
4.6 km W
Avon Water River, Scotland
5.2 km SW