- Population
- 17,090
- 17.1K
- Elevation
- 68 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport23 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport45 km
About Blantyre
Blantyre is a town. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 17,090. Elevation: 68 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include New Douglas Park and Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 3.
Photos of Blantyre
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Fir Park Gregyscotland · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
New Douglas Park Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Blantyre
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (160 mm)
- Driest month
- April (69 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) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 111 | 119 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 96 | 132 | 153 | 151 | 152 |
How to get to Blantyre
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 23 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 13 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 23 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 45 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 48 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 13 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 182 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Blantyre
Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 3,665 natural sites, 1,022 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km156 places
- Newshot Island Island 23 kmNW
- Spiers Island Island 18 kmNE
- Speirs Island Island 21 kmN
- Long Loch Lake 22 kmW
25–60 km1,418 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 52 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 51 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 46 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 51 kmW
60–100 km3,293 places
- Isle of Arran Island 76 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 62 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 64 kmE
- Gullane Beach Beach 83 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire2.8 km SE
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Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 3 Landmark, South Lanarkshire4 km W
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Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 2 Landmark, South Lanarkshire4.1 km W
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Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 1 Landmark, South Lanarkshire4.1 km W
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South Calder Water River, Scotland3.9 km E
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Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire7.4 km E
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Avon Water River, Scotland4.1 km E
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Rotten Calder River, Scotland4.1 km N
Other cities and towns in South Lanarkshire
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Rutherglen Town, South Lanarkshire8.3 km NW -
East Kilbride Town, South Lanarkshire6.3 km SW -
Hamilton City, South Lanarkshire5.1 km SE
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Larkhall Town, South Lanarkshire11 km SE -
Meikle Earnock Town, South Lanarkshire6.4 km SE
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Dalserf Town, South Lanarkshire13 km SE
Sources & licences
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