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Shawton

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°43′00″ N 4°06′02″ W

Map showing the location of Shawton Shawton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
242 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 Airport27 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport38 km

About Shawton

Shawton is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 242 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include New Douglas Park and Fir Park.

Climate of Shawton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
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 Shawton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1601111196973707796132153151152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shawton

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 27 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 19 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 27 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 38 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 19 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 62 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 109 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 170 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 178 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Shawton

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,513 natural sites, 959 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Spiers Island Island 24 kmNE
  • New Island Island 22 kmS
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 22 kmS
  • Long Loch Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km1,398 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 52 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 44 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 40 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 50 kmW

60–100 km3,092 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 73 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 98 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 67 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 67 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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