Village

Carstairs Junction

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°41′13″ N 3°39′47″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 780; 780
Elevation: 198 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 Airport53 km

About Carstairs Junction

Carstairs Junction is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 780. Elevation: 198 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Medwin Water and Cairngryffe Hill (quarried).

Climate of Carstairs Junction

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 131 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (139 mm)
Driest month: April (66 mm)

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8° 2°

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14° 6°

16° 8°

18° 10°

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Jan

139

Feb

Mar

109

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

118

Oct

134

Nov

131

Dec

136

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 Junction
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)	139	98	109	66	68	72	76	91	118	134	131	136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carstairs Junction

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 42 km to the northeast.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 35 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 53 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 61 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 42 kmnortheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 42 kmnorthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 97 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 152 kmsoutheast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 169 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carstairs Junction

Within 100 km: 301 historic and cultural sites, 3,158 natural sites, 836 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km288 places

Harperrig Reservoir Lake 21 kmNE
Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 14 kmNE
North Esk Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE
Crosswood Reservoir Lake 16 kmNE

25–60 km1,426 places

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

60–100 km2,581 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 79 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 89 kmS
Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmW
Troon Beach Beach 65 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Medwin Water River, Scotland
1.9 km E
Cairngryffe Hill (quarried) Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.1 km S
Hillhead Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.9 km SE
South Medwin River, Scotland
4 km E
North Medwin River, Scotland
4 km E
Calla Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
6.1 km NE