- Elevation
- 546 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport51 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport65 km
About Sowen Dod
Sowen Dod is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 546 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Wanlock Dod and Snarhead Hill.
Climate of Sowen Dod
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (196 mm)
- Driest month
- June (89 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 137 | 151 | 90 | 93 | 89 | 95 | 118 | 154 | 185 | 185 | 192 |
How to get to Sowen Dod
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 59 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 51 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 65 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 66 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 59 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 128 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 147 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 164 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sowen Dod
Within 100 km: 364 historic and cultural sites, 2,814 natural sites, 803 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km407 places
- New Island Island 18 kmNW
- Townfoot Loch Lake 19 kmS
- Queensberry Mountain 19 kmSE
- The Knipe Mountain 22 kmW
25–60 km1,459 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 54 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 57 kmW
- Green Island Island 46 kmSW
60–100 km2,115 places
- Isle of Arran Island 95 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 81 kmNW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 78 kmNW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 81 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire2.1 km E
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Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km SE
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Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.6 km SW -
Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway13 km W -
Mennock Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.6 km SW -
Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire9 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wanlock Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire1 km SE
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Snarhead Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1 km N
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Hunt Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.6 km NE
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Green Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km S
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Glengaber Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2 km W
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Mine Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.1 km SE
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Stake Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.6 km SE
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Green Lowther Mountain, South Lanarkshire4.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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