- Elevation
- 109 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport27 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport62 km
About Glen Fruin
Glen Fruin is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include The Fruin and Balcnock.
Photos of Glen Fruin
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Beinn a' Mhanaich Mark Nightingale · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glen Fruin
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 204 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (229 mm)
- Driest month
- June (95 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 229 | 149 | 164 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 110 | 132 | 180 | 207 | 204 | 208 |
How to get to Glen Fruin
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 27 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 36 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 27 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 62 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 86 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 36 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 179 kmsouthwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Fruin
Within 100 km: 159 historic and cultural sites, 3,646 natural sites, 1,243 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km364 places
- Inchlonaig Island 10 kmNE
- Inchcailloch Island 11 kmE
- Aber Isle Island 12 kmE
- Bucinch Island 10 kmNE
25–60 km1,674 places
- Isle of Arran Island 60 kmSW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 34 kmS
- Troon Beach Beach 57 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 37 kmS
60–100 km3,010 places
- Colonsay Island 92 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmS
- Burntisland Beach Beach 94 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 90 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Helensburgh Town, Argyll and Bute4.9 km S
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Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute4.3 km SW
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Rosneath Village, Argyll and Bute6.2 km SW
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Garelochhead Village, Argyll and Bute6.9 km NW
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Shandon Village, Argyll and Bute4.5 km W
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Luss Village, Argyll and Bute8.2 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Fruin Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.3 km W
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Balcnock Mountain, Argyll and Bute4 km N
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Beinn Tharsuinn Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.2 km N
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Creag an Leinibh Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.6 km N
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Beinn Ruisg Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.8 km NE
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Beinn Chaorach Mountain, Argyll and Bute5 km N
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Beinn a' Mhanaich Mountain, Argyll and Bute7.7 km NW
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Faslane Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute5.5 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Doune Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute9.6 km N -
Rossdhu Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute6.1 km NE
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Ben Bowie Mountain, Argyll and Bute6.2 km SE
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Cruach Dhubh Mountain, Argyll and Bute6.4 km NE
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Killoeter Mountain, Argyll and Bute6.9 km SE
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Rosneath Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute6.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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