- Elevation
- 316 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport16 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport38 km
About Windy Hill
Windy Hill is a mountain. Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elevation: 316 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Craig Minnan and The Heddles.
Photos of Windy Hill
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Hill of Stake Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Windy Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 180 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (198 mm)
- Driest month
- May (86 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 198 | 131 | 147 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 99 | 119 | 159 | 180 | 180 | 184 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Windy Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 27 km to the east.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 16 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 38 kmsouth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 77 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 27 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 128 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 159 kmsouthwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Windy Hill
Within 100 km: 159 historic and cultural sites, 3,462 natural sites, 1,230 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km251 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 17 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 18 kmSW
- Little Cumbrae Island Island 21 kmSW
- Horse Isle Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km1,249 places
- Isle of Arran Island 44 kmSW
- Ayr Beach Beach 42 kmS
- Troon Beach Beach 33 kmS
- Pladda Island 53 kmSW
60–100 km3,351 places
- Colonsay Island 99 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 95 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 88 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 99 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lochwinnoch Village, Renfrewshire5.9 km SE
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Quarrier's Village Village, Inverclyde5.2 km NE
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Bridge of Weir Village, Renfrewshire7.1 km E
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Kilbarchan Village, Renfrewshire8.3 km E
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Kilmacolm Village, Inverclyde7.4 km NE
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Houston Town, Renfrewshire9.1 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Craig Minnan Mountain, Inverclyde0.5 km NE
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The Heddles Mountain, Inverclyde1 km NW
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Misty Law Mountain, Renfrewshire2.9 km SW
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Hill of Stake Mountain, Renfrewshire4.5 km W
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Barnbrock Hill Mountain, Renfrewshire4 km E
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Queenside Loch Lake, Scotland3 km W
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East Girt Hill Mountain, Renfrewshire4.1 km W
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Capet Law Mountain, Renfrewshire4.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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