- Elevation
- 71 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport59 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport86 km
About Isle-na-Gower
Isle-na-Gower is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Kiln Hill and Glenvogie Fell.
Climate of Isle-na-Gower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 85 | 97 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 97 | 114 | 134 | 131 | 124 |
How to get to Isle-na-Gower
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 95 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 59 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 86 kmnorthwest
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 91 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 95 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 102 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 141 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 164 kmsoutheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 183 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Isle-na-Gower
Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 1,804 natural sites, 524 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km242 places
- Isles of Trool Island 13 kmNE
- Eagle Island Island 22 kmE
- Kid Islands Island 16 kmS
- Gargrie Island Island 16 kmS
25–60 km810 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 54 kmN
- Murrays Isles Island 29 kmSE
- Hestan Island Island 53 kmE
- Islands of Fleet Island 31 kmSE
60–100 km1,441 places
- Isle of Arran Island 81 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 91 kmN
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 84 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 66 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Newton Stewart Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.8 km E -
Challoch Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.5 km E
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Knowe Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.5 km NW
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Sawmill Cottages Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.8 km NE
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High Glasnick Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.1 km SE
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Penninghame Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kiln Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km SW
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Glenvogie Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km NE
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Black Burn River, Scotland2.7 km S
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Glassoch Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km N
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Garmill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km N
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Culvennan Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km SW
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Barskeoch Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.4 km SE
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Urrall Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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