Meikle Earnock, South Lanarkshire — Population and elevation

About Meikle Earnock

Meikle Earnock is a town. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 54,480. Elevation: 134 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include New Douglas Park and Fir Park.

Photos of Meikle Earnock

Fir Park Gregyscotland · CC BY-SA 3.0
New Douglas Park Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Meikle Earnock

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (160 mm)
Driest month: April (69 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

16° 9°

18° 11°

18° 10°

15° 8°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

160

Feb

111

Mar

119

Apr

69

May

73

Jun

70

Jul

77

Aug

96

Sep

132

Oct

153

Nov

151

Dec

152

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 Meikle Earnock
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	160	111	119	69	73	70	77	96	132	153	151	152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Meikle Earnock

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 29 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 19 km to the northwest.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 29 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 47 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 19 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 57 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 104 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 176 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 176 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Meikle Earnock

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 3,515 natural sites, 958 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km154 places

Spiers Island Island 19 kmNE
New Island Island 24 kmS
Long Loch Lake 25 kmW
Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km1,450 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 56 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 46 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 54 kmW

60–100 km3,049 places

Isle of Arran Island 78 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 100 kmS
Burntisland Beach Beach 61 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 62 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Meikle Earnock and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Meikle Earnock	Hamilton	Barry	Castlereagh
Population	54.5K	54.5K	54.7K	56.7K
Elevation	134 m	68 m	25 m	29 m
Summer day (hottest month)	18°	19°	21°	20°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	1°	2°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,363 mm	1,363 mm	1,019 mm	880 mm
Best months	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	2 km	487 km	176 km