Village

Braidwood

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°42′37″ N 3°50′35″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 600; 600
Elevation: 181 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EDI Edinburgh Airport40 km; GLA Glasgow Airport41 km

About Braidwood

Braidwood is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 600. Elevation: 181 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Swinsy Hill and Clydesdale.

Climate of Braidwood

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)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

156

Feb

109

Mar

116

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

129

Oct

149

Nov

148

Dec

149

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 Braidwood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	156	109	116	68	71	69	75	94	129	149	148	149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Braidwood

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

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 41 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 52 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 31 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 49 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 100 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 164 kmsoutheast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 180 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Braidwood

Within 100 km: 230 historic and cultural sites, 3,300 natural sites, 878 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km184 places

Spiers Island Island 20 kmN
New Island Island 21 kmSW
Hillend Reservoir Lake 19 kmN
Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 20 kmNE

25–60 km1,479 places

Ayr Beach Beach 57 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 55 kmW
Burntisland Beach Beach 55 kmNE
Cramond beach Beach 46 kmNE

60–100 km2,745 places

Isle of Arran Island 89 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 68 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 93 kmS
Hunterston Sands Beach 66 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Swinsy Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
1.3 km SW
Clydesdale Natural site, Scotland
1.3 km SE
Nemphlar Moor Mountain, South Lanarkshire
2.9 km S
River Nethan River, Scotland
1.9 km SW
Law of Maudslie Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.2 km NW
Black Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.4 km S