Village

Bankend

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°35′00″ N 3°55′00″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 299 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km; GLA Glasgow Airport46 km

About Bankend

Bankend is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 299 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Tod Law and Logan Water.

Climate of Bankend

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (181 mm)
Driest month: April (79 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

15° 8°

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17° 9°

14° 8°

11° 5°

7° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

181

Feb

125

Mar

135

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

108

Sep

147

Oct

171

Nov

172

Dec

175

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 Bankend
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	13°	15°	17°	17°	14°	11°	7°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	9°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	181	125	135	79	83	80	86	108	147	171	172	175

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bankend

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 43 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 38 km to the northwest.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 46 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 38 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 61 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 161 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 169 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bankend

Within 100 km: 263 historic and cultural sites, 3,112 natural sites, 855 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km244 places

New Island Island 6 kmSW
Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 17 kmSW
Quarry Hill Mountain 24 kmNW
Cairn Table Mountain 12 kmSW

25–60 km1,452 places

Ayr Beach Beach 48 kmW
Troon Beach Beach 47 kmW
Cramond beach Beach 59 kmNE
Horse Isle Island 59 kmW

60–100 km2,534 places

Isle of Arran Island 84 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 66 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 80 kmS
Hunterston Sands Beach 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Tod Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
2.6 km NW
Logan Water River, Scotland
1.9 km N
Glaikhead Bing Mountain, South Lanarkshire
3.4 km NE
Meikle Auchinstilloch Mountain, South Lanarkshire
3.9 km SW
Warlaw Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.1 km N
Arrarat Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.4 km S