- Elevation
- 426 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport59 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport59 km
About Wellshot Hill
Wellshot Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 426 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Bodsberry Hill and Lady Cairn.
Climate of Wellshot Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 171 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (182 mm)
- Driest month
- April (87 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 182 | 130 | 142 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 94 | 114 | 143 | 173 | 171 | 180 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Wellshot Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 61 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 59 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 59 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 61 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 63 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 140 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 156 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wellshot Hill
Within 100 km: 412 historic and cultural sites, 2,850 natural sites, 806 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km464 places
- New Island Island 23 kmNW
- Townfoot Loch Lake 22 kmS
- Talla Reservoir Lake 16 kmE
- Loch Skeen Lake 21 kmE
25–60 km1,350 places
- Green Island Island 54 kmSW
- Cottage Island Island 45 kmS
- Dormont Island Island 45 kmS
- Danevale Island Island 57 kmS
60–100 km2,254 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmNW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 62 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 63 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 65 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bodsberry Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.1 km S
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Lady Cairn Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.6 km E
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Ellershie Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.3 km NW
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Rodger Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.6 km E
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Coupland Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.8 km NE
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Harryburn Brae Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.9 km W
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Elvan Water River, Scotland1.2 km S
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Camps Water River, Scotland2.5 km N
Sources & licences
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