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Blackwood

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°40′00″ N 3°55′00″ W

Map showing the location of Blackwood Blackwood
Location in United Kingdom
Population
1,901
1.9K
Elevation
175 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
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport46 km

About Blackwood

Blackwood is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 1,901. Elevation: 175 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Black Hill and Brackenridge Hill.

Climate of Blackwood

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 Blackwood
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 Blackwood

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
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 46 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 46 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 31 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 55 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Blackwood

Within 100 km: 230 historic and cultural sites, 3,266 natural sites, 874 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km178 places

  • Spiers Island Island 25 kmN
  • New Island Island 15 kmS
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 23 kmSW
  • Hillend Reservoir Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km1,482 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 51 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 49 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 52 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 60 kmNE

60–100 km2,710 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 84 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 64 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 89 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 62 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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