About Douglas West

Douglas West is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 271 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Windrow Burn and Longhouse Hill.

Climate of Douglas West

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (181 mm)
Driest month: April (79 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

16° 8°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

8° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

181

Feb

125

Mar

135

Apr

79

May

83

Jun

80

Jul

86

Aug

108

Sep

147

Oct

171

Nov

172

Dec

175

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 Douglas West
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	13°	16°	17°	17°	14°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	181	125	135	79	83	80	86	108	147	171	172	175

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Douglas West

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 45 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 42 km to the northwest.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 45 kmwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 50 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 54 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 42 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 61 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 116 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 158 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 169 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Douglas West

Within 100 km: 291 historic and cultural sites, 3,062 natural sites, 855 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km292 places

New Island Island 7 kmW
Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 19 kmW
Culter Fell Mountain 23 kmE
Cairn Table Mountain 12 kmSW

25–60 km1,433 places

Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmW
Troon Beach Beach 50 kmW
Cramond beach Beach 59 kmNE
Newshot Island Island 51 kmNW

60–100 km2,483 places

Isle of Arran Island 87 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 70 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 76 kmS
Hunterston Sands Beach 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Windrow Burn River, Scotland
1.6 km SE
Longhouse Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
3.3 km SW
Parkhead Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
3.6 km E
Glespin Burn River, Scotland
2.8 km S
Arrarat Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.5 km W
Kennox Water River, Scotland
3.3 km SW

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Stockbriggs Village, South Lanarkshire
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