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Symington

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°35′54″ N 3°35′42″ W

Map showing the location of Symington Symington
Location in United Kingdom
Population
760
760
Elevation
226 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport42 km
GLA Glasgow Airport61 km

About Symington

Symington is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 760. Elevation: 226 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Cornhill and Scaut Hill.

Climate of Symington

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Symington
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)15611212175767883102130151149155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Symington

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 42 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 47 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 42 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 61 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 63 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 47 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 51 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 104 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 161 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Symington

Within 100 km: 368 historic and cultural sites, 2,968 natural sites, 815 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km414 places

  • New Island Island 25 kmW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 18 kmSE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 23 kmSE
  • Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km1,347 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 57 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 46 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 50 kmNE
  • Inchkeith Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km2,390 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 85 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 79 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 68 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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