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Lochlyoch Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°35′25″ N 3°41′53″ W

Map showing the location of Lochlyoch Hill Lochlyoch Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
529 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rigside
5.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport45 km
GLA Glasgow Airport56 km

About Lochlyoch Hill

Lochlyoch Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 529 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Howgate Hill and Tinto.

Climate of Lochlyoch Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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).

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Climate of Lochlyoch Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°5°8°12°14°16°15°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16711712775787783104138160159164

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Lochlyoch Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 45 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 56 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 56 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 51 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 108 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 149 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 166 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lochlyoch Hill

Within 100 km: 339 historic and cultural sites, 3,030 natural sites, 828 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km374 places

  • New Island Island 18 kmW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 22 kmSE
  • Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 25 kmN
  • Culter Fell Mountain 13 kmE

25–60 km1,379 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 50 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 55 kmNE
  • Inchcolm Island 55 kmNE
  • Newshot Island Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km2,444 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 98 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 79 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 78 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 61 kmW

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