- Elevation
- 376 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport52 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport55 km
About Forside Hill
Forside Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 376 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Pillmore Hill and Knock Leaven.
Climate of Forside Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (167 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 167 | 117 | 127 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 83 | 104 | 138 | 160 | 159 | 164 |
How to get to Forside Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 52 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 51 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 52 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 60 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 51 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 58 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 147 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 164 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Forside Hill
Within 100 km: 356 historic and cultural sites, 2,922 natural sites, 826 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km402 places
- New Island Island 16 kmW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 20 kmE
- Gameshope Loch Lake 23 kmSE
- Culter Fell Mountain 14 kmE
25–60 km1,439 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 59 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 60 kmW
- Cramond beach Beach 57 kmNE
- Green Island Island 60 kmSW
60–100 km2,263 places
- Isle of Arran Island 97 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 81 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 71 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pillmore Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.6 km NW
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Knock Leaven Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.3 km SW
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Mill Burn River, Scotland0.7 km S
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Roberton Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.6 km N
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Wildshaw Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.7 km NW
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Black Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.8 km SW
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Craighead Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.8 km S
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Duneaton Water River, Scotland2 km E
Sources & licences
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