Village

Sandford

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°39′49″ N 4°02′16″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 191 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 Airport34 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport39 km

About Sandford

Sandford is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 191 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Powmillion Burn and Kype Water.

Climate of Sandford

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (187 mm)
Driest month: June (82 mm)

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14° 5°

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Jan

187

Feb

128

Mar

141

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

112

Sep

154

Oct

179

Nov

179

Dec

180

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 Sandford
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	7°	10°	14°	16°	18°	17°	15°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	187	128	141	83	88	82	89	112	154	179	179	180

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sandford

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 26 km to the northwest.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 34 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 39 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 26 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 62 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 169 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 172 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Sandford

Within 100 km: 210 historic and cultural sites, 3,361 natural sites, 927 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

New Island Island 15 kmS
Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 18 kmSW
Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 19 kmW
Brother Loch Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,456 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 57 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 44 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 42 kmW
Hunterston Sands Beach 54 kmW

60–100 km2,882 places

Isle of Arran Island 77 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 91 kmS
Burntisland Beach Beach 68 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 67 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Powmillion Burn River, Scotland
0.4 km NE
Kype Water River, Scotland
1.5 km S
Green Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
2.9 km E
Martinside Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.9 km S
Auchrobert Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
5.6 km SE
Lochar Water River, Scotland
4.2 km W