- Elevation
- 346 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport53 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport54 km
About Knock Leaven
Knock Leaven is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 346 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Forside Hill and Pillmore Hill.
Climate of Knock Leaven
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° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 167 | 117 | 127 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 83 | 104 | 138 | 160 | 159 | 164 |
How to get to Knock Leaven
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 53 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 53 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 54 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 59 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 51 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 116 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 Knock Leaven
Within 100 km: 352 historic and cultural sites, 2,918 natural sites, 825 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km392 places
- New Island Island 15 kmW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 21 kmE
- Gameshope Loch Lake 24 kmSE
- Culter Fell Mountain 15 kmE
25–60 km1,445 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 58 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 59 kmW
- Cramond beach Beach 58 kmNE
- Green Island Island 59 kmSW
60–100 km2,258 places
- Isle of Arran Island 96 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 80 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Forside Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.3 km NE
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Pillmore Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.5 km NE
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Black Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.7 km S
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Craighead Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.5 km SE
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Mill Burn River, Scotland0.8 km E
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Wildshaw Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.8 km N
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Outer Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire3 km NW
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Roberton Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.3 km N
Sources & licences
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