- Elevation
- 424 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport48 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport61 km
About Windy Dod
Windy Dod is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 424 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Slough Hill and Rake Law.
Climate of Windy Dod
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (196 mm)
- Driest month
- June (89 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° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 137 | 151 | 90 | 93 | 89 | 95 | 118 | 154 | 185 | 185 | 192 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Windy Dod
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 54 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 48 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 61 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 62 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 54 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 150 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 165 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Windy Dod
Within 100 km: 339 historic and cultural sites, 2,843 natural sites, 806 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km388 places
- New Island Island 13 kmNW
- Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 23 kmW
- Townfoot Loch Lake 24 kmS
- Queensberry Mountain 24 kmSE
25–60 km1,446 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 54 kmW
- Green Island Island 50 kmS
- Cottage Island Island 51 kmSE
60–100 km2,154 places
- Isle of Arran Island 92 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 78 kmNW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 64 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 75 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire5.4 km SE
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Crawfordjohn Village, South Lanarkshire5.7 km NE
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Douglas Village, South Lanarkshire11 km N
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Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km SW
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Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.5 km SE
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Abington Village, South Lanarkshire8.4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Slough Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km S
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Rake Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.6 km SE
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Stonehill Bank Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.7 km NW
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Brown Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.2 km E
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Spango Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km W
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Clackleith Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km SW
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Brown Rig Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.5 km NW
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Glendowran Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.7 km E
Sources & licences
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