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Auchenheath

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°40′18″ N 3°53′43″ W

Map showing the location of Auchenheath Auchenheath
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
167 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 Airport40 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport45 km

About Auchenheath

Auchenheath is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 167 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Black Hill and Swinsy Hill.

Climate of Auchenheath

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 Auchenheath
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1561091166871697594129149148149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Auchenheath

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 31 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 40 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 45 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 47 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 31 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 54 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 164 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 176 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Auchenheath

Within 100 km: 234 historic and cultural sites, 3,243 natural sites, 867 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km182 places

  • Spiers Island Island 24 kmN
  • New Island Island 16 kmS
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 24 kmSW
  • Hillend Reservoir Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km1,499 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 53 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 50 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 51 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 58 kmNE

60–100 km2,663 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 86 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 65 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 89 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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