- Elevation
- 579 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport50 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport64 km
About Duncangill Head
Duncangill Head is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 579 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Whitelaw Brae and Windgate Bank.
Climate of Duncangill Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (156 mm)
- Driest month
- April (75 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 112 | 121 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 83 | 102 | 130 | 151 | 149 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Duncangill Head
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 50 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 54 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 50 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 64 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 67 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 54 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 58 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 112 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 138 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 155 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Duncangill Head
Within 100 km: 419 historic and cultural sites, 2,864 natural sites, 802 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km472 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 11 kmE
- Loch Skeen Lake 19 kmSE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 25 kmE
- Loch of the Lowes Lake 24 kmE
25–60 km1,328 places
- Cramond beach Beach 54 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 57 kmNE
- Inchcolm Island 59 kmN
- Cottage Island Island 52 kmS
60–100 km2,285 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 89 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 69 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Whitelaw Brae Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.6 km W
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Windgate Bank Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.9 km NE
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Hardrig Head Mountain, South Lanarkshire1 km NW
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The Seat Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.4 km SW
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Hudderstone Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.7 km NE
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Backwater Rig Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.6 km SE
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Cow Gill River, Scotland1.7 km N
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Sowen Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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