- Elevation
- 483 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport55 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport57 km
About Castle Hill
Castle Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 483 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Green Knowes and Tewsgill Hill.
Climate of Castle Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (196 mm)
- Driest month
- June (89 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 137 | 151 | 90 | 93 | 89 | 95 | 118 | 154 | 185 | 185 | 192 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Castle Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 56 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 55 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 57 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 65 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 56 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 60 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 118 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 143 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 159 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castle Hill
Within 100 km: 389 historic and cultural sites, 2,878 natural sites, 816 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km440 places
- New Island Island 20 kmW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 17 kmE
- Loch Skeen Lake 23 kmE
- Gameshope Loch Lake 19 kmE
25–60 km1,394 places
- Green Island Island 57 kmSW
- Cottage Island Island 50 kmS
- Dormont Island Island 49 kmS
- Parton Island Island 58 kmSW
60–100 km2,249 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 85 kmNW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 66 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 61 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 63 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Green Knowes Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.2 km SW
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Tewsgill Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.2 km NE
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Ellershie Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.4 km S
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Craighead Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.7 km NW
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Fagyad Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.7 km W
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White Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.9 km N
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Hawkwood Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.1 km NE
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Camps Water River, Scotland2.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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