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Knockour Hill - Mount Misery

Located in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°02′01″ N 4°34′23″ W

Map showing the location of Knockour Hill - Mount Misery Knockour Hill - Mount Misery
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
176 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balloch
3.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport20 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport59 km

About Knockour Hill - Mount Misery

Knockour Hill - Mount Misery is a mountain. Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Elevation: 176 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Whinney Hill and Blairlinnans Strip.

Climate of Knockour Hill - Mount Misery

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 170 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (190 mm)
Driest month
June (79 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 Knockour Hill - Mount Misery
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)19012613480847991111149175170171

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Knockour Hill - Mount Misery

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 27 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 20 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 59 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 76 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 110 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 182 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knockour Hill - Mount Misery

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 3,728 natural sites, 1,169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km339 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 8 kmN
  • Inchcailloch Island 5 kmN
  • Ellens Isle Island 24 kmN
  • Aber Isle Island 4 kmNE

25–60 km1,451 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 37 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 55 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 40 kmSW
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 42 kmSW

60–100 km3,275 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 64 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 64 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 84 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 80 kmE

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