Village

Thankerton

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°37′35″ N 3°37′58″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 510; 510
Elevation: 207 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 Airport40 km; GLA Glasgow Airport57 km

About Thankerton

Thankerton is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 510. Elevation: 207 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Quothquan Law and Hillhead Hill.

Climate of Thankerton

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)

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

14° 5°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

11° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

156

Feb

112

Mar

121

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

102

Sep

130

Oct

151

Nov

149

Dec

155

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 Thankerton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	156	112	121	75	76	78	83	102	130	151	149	155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Thankerton

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 45 km to the northeast.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 57 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 61 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Edinburgh Population: 515K 45 kmnortheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 47 kmnorthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 147 kmsoutheast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 164 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Thankerton

Within 100 km: 339 historic and cultural sites, 3,056 natural sites, 819 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km353 places

New Island Island 24 kmSW
Talla Reservoir Lake 22 kmSE
Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 20 kmN
Crosswood Reservoir Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,388 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 55 kmNE
Cramond beach Beach 45 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 49 kmNE
Inchkeith Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km2,473 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 82 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 82 kmS
Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmW
Troon Beach Beach 66 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Quothquan Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
1.6 km E
Hillhead Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
2.4 km N
Scaut Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire
3.7 km S
Cross Ridge Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4 km W
Tinto Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.3 km SW
Cairngryffe Hill (quarried) Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.3 km NW