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Jamestown

Located in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°59′00″ N 4°34′00″ W

Map showing the location of Jamestown Jamestown
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
46 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport15 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport54 km

About Jamestown

Jamestown is a village. Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Elevation: 46 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Bromley Muir and Inchmurrin.

Climate of Jamestown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Jamestown
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1611091197172718298131152148148

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Jamestown

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 15 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 23 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 15 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 54 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 75 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 23 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 113 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Jamestown

Within 100 km: 169 historic and cultural sites, 3,702 natural sites, 1,174 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km316 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 13 kmN
  • Inchcailloch Island 11 kmN
  • Aber Isle Island 9 kmN
  • Bucinch Island 12 kmN

25–60 km1,368 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 33 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 58 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 50 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 35 kmSW

60–100 km3,361 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 60 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 84 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 79 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 91 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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