Village

Carstairs

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°41′44″ N 3°41′28″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 890; 890
Elevation: 209 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 Airport35 km; GLA Glasgow Airport51 km

About Carstairs

Carstairs is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 890. Elevation: 209 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Cairngryffe Hill (quarried) and Gallow Hill.

Climate of Carstairs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (161 mm)
Driest month: April (71 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

14° 6°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

11° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

161

Feb

113

Mar

122

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

132

Oct

152

Nov

151

Dec

155

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 Carstairs
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	161	113	122	71	74	74	79	98	132	152	151	155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carstairs

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 40 km to the northwest.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 35 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 51 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 60 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 40 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 42 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 97 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 154 kmsoutheast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 171 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carstairs

Within 100 km: 278 historic and cultural sites, 3,178 natural sites, 846 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km277 places

Spiers Island Island 24 kmNW
Hillend Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW
Harperrig Reservoir Lake 22 kmNE
Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 14 kmNE

25–60 km1,431 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 50 kmNE
Cramond beach Beach 40 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 46 kmNE
Inchkeith Island 51 kmNE

60–100 km2,594 places

Isle of Arran Island 99 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 78 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 90 kmS
Ayr Beach Beach 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cairngryffe Hill (quarried) Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.9 km S
Gallow Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
5.2 km W
Medwin Water River, Scotland
3.9 km E
Kilncadzow Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
5.6 km NW
Blackhill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
6 km NE
Dippool Water River, Scotland
4.2 km N