Archibald Gair Head
Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°24′39″ N 3°36′28″ W
- Elevation
- 494 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport62 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport62 km
About Archibald Gair Head
Archibald Gair Head is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 494 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Ring Hill and Tomont Hill.
Climate of Archibald Gair Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 171 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (182 mm)
- Driest month
- April (87 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 182 | 130 | 142 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 94 | 114 | 143 | 173 | 171 | 180 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Archibald Gair Head
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 62 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 65 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 62 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 62 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 65 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 124 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 136 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 153 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Archibald Gair Head
Within 100 km: 449 historic and cultural sites, 2,842 natural sites, 807 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km471 places
- Townfoot Loch Lake 19 kmS
- Talla Reservoir Lake 15 kmNE
- Loch Skeen Lake 19 kmE
- Gameshope Loch Lake 14 kmE
25–60 km1,393 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmS
- Green Island Island 52 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 58 kmSE
- Cottage Island Island 41 kmS
60–100 km2,234 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 68 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 89 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ring Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.1 km NE
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Tomont Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.6 km S
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Brown Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.4 km W
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Daer Water River, Scotland1.7 km W
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Nap Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.6 km NE
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Horse Pow Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.7 km SE
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Bodsberry Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.3 km NW
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Wintercleuch Fell Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.5 km S
Sources & licences
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