- Elevation
- 403 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport52 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport74 km
About Talla Reservoir
Talla Reservoir is a lake. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Elevation: 403 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Muckle Knowe and Mathieside Cairn.
Climate of Talla Reservoir
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (183 mm)
- Driest month
- May (90 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° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 183 | 133 | 148 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 98 | 117 | 144 | 174 | 172 | 182 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Talla Reservoir
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 54 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 52 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 78 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 54 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 69 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 113 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 127 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 144 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Talla Reservoir
Within 100 km: 534 historic and cultural sites, 2,776 natural sites, 758 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km502 places
- Loch Skeen Lake 8 kmSE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 14 kmE
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 23 kmSE
- Loch of the Lowes Lake 12 kmE
25–60 km1,274 places
- Cramond beach Beach 56 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 56 kmN
- Cottage Island Island 46 kmS
- Dormont Island Island 46 kmS
60–100 km2,292 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 67 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 79 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 80 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Muckle Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.2 km W
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Mathieside Cairn Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km E
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Talla Cleuch Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.7 km E
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Garelet Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km SE
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Broad Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.4 km NE -
Cockiland Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.4 km N
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Laird's Cleuch Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.4 km S
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The Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km W
Sources & licences
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