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Dykehead

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°49′05″ N 3°48′15″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
214 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 Airport31 km
GLA Glasgow Airport40 km

About Dykehead

Dykehead is a village. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 214 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Baton Bing and Cant Hills.

Climate of Dykehead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (161 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 Dykehead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1611131227174747998132152151155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dykehead

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 29 km to the west.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 31 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 40 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 60 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 29 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 41 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 89 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 168 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 181 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dykehead

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 3,360 natural sites, 895 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km156 places

  • Spiers Island Island 9 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Hogganfield Loch Lake 24 kmW
  • Hillend Reservoir Lake 8 kmNW

25–60 km1,455 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 45 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 36 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 46 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 59 kmNW

60–100 km2,847 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 94 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 70 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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