Rigside

Human settlement in Scotland

Carmichael
Douglas

Community council

Douglas Water and Rigside

Council area

South Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLANARKPostcode districtML11Dialling code01555PoliceScotlandFire Scottish AmbulanceScottish UK Parliament

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Scottish Parliament

Clydesdale

List of places: UK; Scotland

55°35′50″N 3°46′49″W / 55.59722°N 3.78028°W / 55.59722; -3.78028

Rigside is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, about 5 miles (8 kilometres) from the town of Lanark, and less than 1 mi (1.6 km) from Douglas Water. It lies on the A70 road to Ayr, and has approximately 800 inhabitants.

Rigside is a former mining village. The village has one shop a takeaway cafe and public house as well as a doctor's surgery. The village has a very limited public transport link so most of the villagers have access to a car. The village has a nursery and primary school, both located on Muirfoot Road next to the recently upgraded play park and skate park.

The houses in the village are heated in order by ASHP, coal, oil, and LPG. There is no mains gas in the village.^{[citation needed]}

There is a mixture of both private and council owned houses which are being upgraded to ASHP from solid fuel.

Climate

Drumalbin is a Met Office weather station near Rigside, situated at an elevation of 245 m.

Climate data for Drumalbin, Elevation: 245 m (804 ft), 1991–2020 normals
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.4 (41.7)	5.9 (42.6)	7.9 (46.2)	10.8 (51.4)	14.0 (57.2)	16.3 (61.3)	18.0 (64.4)	17.7 (63.9)	15.3 (59.5)	11.6 (52.9)	8.0 (46.4)	5.7 (42.3)	11.4 (52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.9 (37.2)	3.2 (37.8)	4.7 (40.5)	6.9 (44.4)	9.7 (49.5)	12.3 (54.1)	14.0 (57.2)	13.9 (57.0)	11.8 (53.2)	8.5 (47.3)	5.4 (41.7)	3.1 (37.6)	8.1 (46.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	0.4 (32.7)	1.5 (34.7)	3.1 (37.6)	5.4 (41.7)	8.3 (46.9)	10.1 (50.2)	10.0 (50.0)	8.3 (46.9)	5.5 (41.9)	2.7 (36.9)	0.6 (33.1)	4.7 (40.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	93.9 (3.70)	77.3 (3.04)	65.6 (2.58)	49.8 (1.96)	53.7 (2.11)	65.1 (2.56)	79.0 (3.11)	82.0 (3.23)	68.5 (2.70)	99.1 (3.90)	95.3 (3.75)	100.8 (3.97)	930.2 (36.62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15.8	13.7	12.6	11.5	11.6	12.1	13.6	13.8	11.8	14.9	15.6	15.6	162.7
Source: Met Office^[3]

References

^ "Mid-2012 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Drumalbin Climate". Met Office. Retrieved 25 April 2024.