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Bar

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°00′24″ N 4°22′30″ W

Map showing the location of Bar Bar
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
165 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Talnotry
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport57 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport96 km

About Bar

Bar is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 165 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Big Doon and Fell of Talnotry.

Climate of Bar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 200 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (202 mm)
Driest month
June (98 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 Bar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)20213515810310398100130169199200196

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Bar

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 57 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 96 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 57 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 96 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 96 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 96 kmnorth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 110 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 129 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 158 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 176 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bar

Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 2,223 natural sites, 579 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km341 places

  • Murrays Isles Island 23 kmSE
  • Ardwall Isle Island 23 kmSE
  • Green Island Island 18 kmE
  • Isle-na-Gower Island 15 kmW

25–60 km899 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 53 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 53 kmN
  • Hestan Island Island 41 kmSE
  • Islands of Fleet Island 25 kmSE

60–100 km1,779 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 86 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 91 kmN
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 76 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Talnotry Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.2 km NE
  • Newton Stewart Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.8 km SW
  • Creetown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km S
  • Stronord Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7 km SW
  • Palnure Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.7 km S
  • Penkiln Mews Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.2 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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