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Fernhill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°48′28″ N 4°12′17″ W

Map showing the location of Fernhill Fernhill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
96 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport16 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport41 km

About Fernhill

Fernhill is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 96 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Cathkin Braes and South Cathkin Hill.

Climate of Fernhill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (164 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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).

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Climate of Fernhill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)16411412473767381100137158155155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Fernhill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 16 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 7 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 16 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 54 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 7 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 65 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 189 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Fernhill

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 3,677 natural sites, 1,080 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Newshot Island Island 17 kmNW
  • Spiers Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Speirs Island Island 22 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 16 kmSW

25–60 km1,331 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 45 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 47 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 41 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 44 kmW

60–100 km3,426 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 70 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 68 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 70 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 89 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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