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Kidlaw Hill

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°11′33″ N 3°50′58″ W

Map showing the location of Kidlaw Hill Kidlaw Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
510 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Menstrie
4.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport40 km
GLA Glasgow Airport51 km

About Kidlaw Hill

Kidlaw Hill is a mountain. Location: Stirling, Scotland. Elevation: 510 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Big Hunt Hill and Greenforet Hill.

Climate of Kidlaw Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (167 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Kidlaw Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°5°8°12°14°16°15°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1671091196778737991122146141146

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Kidlaw Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 44 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 51 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 59 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 44 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 49 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 62 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 151 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 196 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kidlaw Hill

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 3,782 natural sites, 925 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km234 places

  • Inch Island 10 kmS
  • Dargill Island Island 19 kmN
  • Loch Rusky Lake 24 kmW
  • Loch Mahaick Lake 15 kmW

25–60 km1,419 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 42 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 42 kmSE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 53 kmSE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 41 kmNE

60–100 km3,245 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 82 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 95 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 89 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 83 kmSW

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