Rothesay
Local name: Baile Bhòid
Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′11″ N 5°03′18″ W
- Population
- 4,310
- 4.3K
- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport39 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport48 km
About Rothesay
Rothesay is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Population: 4,310. Elevation: 9 m.
Rothesay ( ROTH-see; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Bhòid [ˈpalə ˈvɔːtʲ]) is a coastal town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the main town on the Isle of Bute, and it is situated along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It had a population of 4,207 in 2022. It can be reached by a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Wemyss Bay, which also offers an onward rail link to Glasgow Central Station. At the centre of the town is the 13th-century ruin Rothesay Castle, unique in Scotland for its circular plan.
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Climate of Rothesay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 193 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (215 mm)
- Driest month
- May (92 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 215 | 135 | 165 | 99 | 92 | 96 | 110 | 131 | 176 | 188 | 193 | 203 |
How to get to Rothesay
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 39 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 50 km to the east.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 39 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 48 kmsoutheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 60 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 50 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 147 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 149 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Canada Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.2 km E
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Rothesay Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute0.9 km N
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Hill of Ascog Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.7 km SE
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Barone Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km SW
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Loch Ascog Lake, Argyll and Bute2 km S
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Creag na Buidsich Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources