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Jackton

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°44′51″ N 4°14′31″ W

Map showing the location of Jackton Jackton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
150 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 Airport18 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport35 km

About Jackton

Jackton is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 150 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Earn Water and Corse Hill.

Climate of Jackton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · 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 Jackton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)16411412473767381100137158155155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Jackton

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 18 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 13 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 18 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 35 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 59 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 13 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 69 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 113 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 167 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 188 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Jackton

Within 100 km: 176 historic and cultural sites, 3,612 natural sites, 1,058 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km147 places

  • Newshot Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Long Loch Lake 12 kmW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 8 kmSW
  • Loch Libo Lake 16 kmW

25–60 km1,301 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 43 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 41 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 35 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 41 kmW

60–100 km3,398 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 66 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 73 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 65 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 75 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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