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Dimsdale

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°45′57″ N 3°54′32″ W

Map showing the location of Dimsdale Dimsdale
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
150 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 Airport35 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport39 km

About Dimsdale

Dimsdale is a neighbourhood. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Fir Park and Law of Maudslie.

Climate of Dimsdale

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 Dimsdale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1561091166871697594129149148149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dimsdale

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 35 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 25 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 35 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 39 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 51 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 25 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 49 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 98 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 170 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 183 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Dimsdale

Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 3,379 natural sites, 936 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km140 places

  • Spiers Island Island 14 kmN
  • Hogganfield Loch Lake 21 kmNW
  • Hillend Reservoir Lake 13 kmN
  • Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 22 kmE

25–60 km1,515 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 57 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 54 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 54 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 45 kmNE

60–100 km2,858 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 86 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 63 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 100 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 62 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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