- Population
- 760
- 760
- Elevation
- 226 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- 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 sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 156 | 112 | 121 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 83 | 102 | 130 | 151 | 149 | 155 |
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.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cornhill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3 km E
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Scaut Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.1 km W
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Quothquan Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.5 km N
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Turkey Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.9 km SE
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Culter Water River, Scotland2.8 km E
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Tinto Mountain, South Lanarkshire4.3 km W
Sources & licences
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