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Natural site

Drum Bay

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°56′31″ N 3°35′07″ W

Map showing the location of Drum Bay Drum Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Kirkbean
2.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport89 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport113 km

About Drum Bay

Drum Bay is a natural site. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Criffel and Carse Bay.

Climate of Drum Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (130 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Drum Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1309597626864748695128121128

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Drum Bay

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 89 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 111 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 89 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 113 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 111 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 115 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 126 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 130 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 141 kmeast

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

Day trips from Drum Bay

Within 100 km: 444 historic and cultural sites, 3,059 natural sites, 700 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 6 kmS
  • Hestan Island Island 19 kmSW
  • Cottage Island Island 19 kmNE
  • Dormont Island Island 19 kmNE

25–60 km1,615 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 50 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 44 kmW
  • Islands of Fleet Island 44 kmW
  • Ardwall Isle Island 43 kmW

60–100 km2,367 places

  • High Moor Mountain 86 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 89 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 89 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 95 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kirkbean Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.9 km S
  • Overton Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.2 km N
  • Carsethorn Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.2 km S
  • Kirkconnell Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.7 km N
  • Prestonmill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.8 km SW
  • New Abbey Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.8 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Criffel Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.8 km W
  • Carse Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.7 km S
  • Loch Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.2 km NW
  • Loch Kindar Lake, Scotland
    2.2 km NW
  • Boreland Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.3 km W
  • Glen Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.6 km NW
  • Watch Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.5 km N
  • Redbank Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.8 km SW

Sources & licences

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