Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Windgate Bank

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°31′27″ N 3°33′35″ W

Map showing the location of Windgate Bank Windgate Bank
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
562 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Symington
8.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport49 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport64 km

About Windgate Bank

Windgate Bank is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 562 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Hudderstone and Duncangill Head.

Climate of Windgate Bank

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Windgate Bank
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)15611212175767883102130151149155

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Windgate Bank

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 53 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 49 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 64 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 67 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 53 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 58 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 155 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Windgate Bank

Within 100 km: 423 historic and cultural sites, 2,872 natural sites, 801 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km470 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 11 kmSE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 18 kmSE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 24 kmE
  • Loch of the Lowes Lake 23 kmE

25–60 km1,329 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 53 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 56 kmNE
  • Inchcolm Island 59 kmN
  • Cottage Island Island 52 kmS

60–100 km2,297 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 90 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 70 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Symington Village, South Lanarkshire
    8.6 km N
  • Lamington Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.7 km NW
  • Culter Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.6 km N
  • Wiston Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.6 km NW
  • Biggar Village, South Lanarkshire
    11 km N
  • Roberton Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: