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Keir Hill

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°09′23″ N 4°15′50″ W

Map showing the location of Keir Hill Keir Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dykehead
0.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport33 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport60 km

About Keir Hill

Keir Hill is a mountain. Location: Stirling, Scotland. Elevation: 60 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Lake of Menteith and Inchie Hill.

Climate of Keir Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (192 mm)
Driest month
April (78 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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Climate of Keir Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)19212813778857989107145173169171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Keir Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 33 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 32 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 33 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 76 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 32 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 87 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 172 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 203 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Keir Hill

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 3,983 natural sites, 1,095 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km329 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 22 kmW
  • Inchcailloch Island 20 kmSW
  • Ellens Isle Island 14 kmNW
  • Aber Isle Island 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,362 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmSW
  • Inishail Island 56 kmNW
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 55 kmNW
  • Island I Vow Island 30 kmNW

60–100 km3,571 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 81 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 73 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 62 kmSW

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