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Bleak Law

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°44′45″ N 3°29′25″ W

Bleak Law
Eileen Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
445 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dunsyre
3.2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport24 km
GLA Glasgow Airport61 km

About Bleak Law

Bleak Law is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 445 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include The Pike and Weather Law.

Climate of Bleak Law

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (117 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bleak Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°9°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)11684966465727484102115111117

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bleak Law

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 29 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 24 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 61 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 29 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 50 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 87 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 147 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 163 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bleak Law

Within 100 km: 335 historic and cultural sites, 3,042 natural sites, 808 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km328 places

  • Threipmuir Reservoir Lake 17 kmNE
  • Roseberry Reservoir Lake 25 kmE
  • Portmore Loch Lake 19 kmE
  • Harperrig Reservoir Lake 10 kmN

25–60 km1,351 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 39 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 29 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 33 kmNE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 52 kmNE

60–100 km2,506 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 90 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 95 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 79 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dunsyre Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.2 km S
  • Tarbrax Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.5 km NW
  • West Linton Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.4 km E
  • Walston Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.7 km S
  • Carnwath Village, South Lanarkshire
    9.9 km SW
  • Dolphinton Village, South Lanarkshire
    6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • The Pike Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    1.1 km N
  • Weather Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    1.6 km NW
  • Mid Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    1.5 km S
  • Cairn Knowe Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    2.1 km E
  • Black Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    1.6 km NE
  • Left Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    1.8 km SW
  • Darlees Rig Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    1.9 km N
  • Harrows Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    2.1 km NW

Sources & licences

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