- Elevation
- 559 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport49 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport63 km
About Hardrig Head
Hardrig Head is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 559 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Whitelaw Brae and Duncangill Head.
Climate of Hardrig 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 Hardrig Head
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 49 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 49 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 63 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 66 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 54 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 57 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 112 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 139 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 156 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hardrig Head
Within 100 km: 412 historic and cultural sites, 2,867 natural sites, 805 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km462 places
- New Island Island 25 kmW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 12 kmE
- Loch Skeen Lake 20 kmSE
- Loch of the Lowes Lake 25 kmE
25–60 km1,339 places
- Cramond beach Beach 54 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 57 kmNE
- Inchcolm Island 59 kmN
- Cottage Island Island 52 kmS
60–100 km2,283 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 68 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Whitelaw Brae Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.6 km SE
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Duncangill Head Mountain, South Lanarkshire1 km SE
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The Seat Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.4 km S
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Windgate Bank Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.6 km E
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Hudderstone Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.2 km E
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Cow Gill River, Scotland1.7 km NE
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Sowen Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.6 km SW
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Broad Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.9 km N
Sources & licences
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