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Nerston

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°47′06″ N 4°09′58″ W

Map showing the location of Nerston Nerston
Location in United Kingdom
Population
500
500
Elevation
175 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 Airport19 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport41 km

About Nerston

Nerston is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 500. Elevation: 175 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 3 and Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 2.

Climate of Nerston

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)

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 Nerston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1601111196973707796132153151152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Nerston

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 19 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 11 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 19 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 11 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 63 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 173 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 185 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Nerston

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 3,687 natural sites, 1,048 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

  • Newshot Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Spiers Island Island 22 kmNE
  • Speirs Island Island 24 kmN
  • Long Loch Lake 17 kmW

25–60 km1,362 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 47 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 47 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 41 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 46 kmW

60–100 km3,394 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 71 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 67 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 69 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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