Village

Covington

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°38′00″ N 3°38′00″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 214 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 Airport39 km; GLA Glasgow Airport57 km

About Covington

Covington is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 214 m.

From Wikipedia

Covington is a village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies in Clydesdale, four miles west of Biggar and about 40 miles from both Edinburgh and Glasgow. The parish, which includes the village of Thankerton, had a population of 761 at the 2022 census. The name Covington was first recorded in the late 12th century in the Latin form Villa Colbani, meaning "Colban's or Cowan's village", and 20 years later as Colbaynistun.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Covington

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (156 mm)
Driest month: April (75 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

14° 5°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

11° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

156

Feb

112

Mar

121

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

102

Sep

130

Oct

151

Nov

149

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 Covington
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°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	156	112	121	75	76	78	83	102	130	151	149	155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Covington

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 39 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 45 km to the northeast.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 39 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 57 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 61 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 45 kmnortheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 47 kmnorthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 148 kmsoutheast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 164 kmsoutheast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Quothquan Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
1.6 km E
Hillhead Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
1.7 km N
Cairngryffe Hill (quarried) Mountain, South Lanarkshire
3.8 km NW
Cross Ridge Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.1 km W
Biggar Common Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.4 km E
Scaut Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.5 km S