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Craighirst

Located in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°57′27″ N 4°25′59″ W

Map showing the location of Craighirst Craighirst
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
333 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Milngavie
7.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport10 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport52 km

About Craighirst

Craighirst is a mountain. Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Elevation: 333 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Cochno Hill and Duncolm.

Climate of Craighirst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Craighirst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°16°16°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1611111216973708096129152148147

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Craighirst

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 10 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 15 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 10 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 52 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 66 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 15 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 179 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Craighirst

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,763 natural sites, 1,176 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km285 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 20 kmNW
  • Inchcailloch Island 16 kmNW
  • Aber Isle Island 14 kmNW
  • Bucinch Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km1,244 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 37 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 57 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 49 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 39 kmSW

60–100 km3,587 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 65 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 76 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 71 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 83 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Milngavie Town, East Dunbartonshire
    7.1 km E
  • Faifley Town, West Dunbartonshire
    4.4 km SE
  • Duntocher Town, West Dunbartonshire
    3.8 km S
  • Old Kilpatrick Village, West Dunbartonshire
    4.1 km S
  • Dalmuir Town, West Dunbartonshire
    5.2 km S
  • Clydebank Town, West Dunbartonshire
    6.5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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