- Population
- 16,739
- 16.7K
- Elevation
- 78 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport23 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport44 km
About High Blantyre
High Blantyre is a town. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 16,739. Elevation: 78 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include New Douglas Park and Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 3.
Photos of High Blantyre
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Fir Park Gregyscotland · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
New Douglas Park Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland · CC BY 2.0
Climate of High Blantyre
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (160 mm)
- Driest month
- April (69 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 111 | 119 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 96 | 132 | 153 | 151 | 152 |
How to get to High Blantyre
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 23 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 13 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 23 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 49 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 13 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 60 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 103 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 176 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 182 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from High Blantyre
Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 3,659 natural sites, 1,018 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km157 places
- Newshot Island Island 24 kmNW
- Spiers Island Island 19 kmNE
- Speirs Island Island 22 kmN
- Long Loch Lake 21 kmW
25–60 km1,410 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 51 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 45 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 50 kmW
60–100 km3,290 places
- Isle of Arran Island 75 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 63 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 65 kmE
- Gullane Beach Beach 84 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire2.7 km E
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Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 3 Landmark, South Lanarkshire3.8 km W
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Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 2 Landmark, South Lanarkshire3.9 km W
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Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 1 Landmark, South Lanarkshire3.9 km W
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Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire7.5 km E
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South Cathkin Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire5.7 km W
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Avon Water River, Scotland4.2 km E
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South Calder Water River, Scotland4.5 km NE
Other cities and towns in South Lanarkshire
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Rutherglen Town, South Lanarkshire8.7 km NW -
Larkhall Town, South Lanarkshire10 km SE -
Meikle Earnock Town, South Lanarkshire5.7 km SE
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Dalserf Town, South Lanarkshire13 km SE -
Strathaven Town, South Lanarkshire12 km S -
Stonehouse Town, South Lanarkshire12 km SE
Sources & licences
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