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Kid Islands

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°50′14″ N 4°39′10″ W

Map showing the location of Kid Islands Kid Islands
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
76 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craignarget
4.1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport74 km
BHD George Best Belfast City Airport82 km

About Kid Islands

Kid Islands is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Gargrie Island and Scart Islands.

Climate of Kid Islands

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 0°)
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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Climate of Kid Islands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)12685977267717397114134131124

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kid Islands

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 86 km to the west.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmnorth
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 82 kmwest
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 86 kmwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 117 kmnorth
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 154 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 155 kmnortheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 174 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kid Islands

Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 1,558 natural sites, 452 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Isle-na-Gower Island 16 kmN
  • Isle of Whithorn Island 24 kmSE
  • Gargrie Island Island 1 kmW
  • Scart Islands Island 1 kmW

25–60 km717 places

  • Murrays Isles Island 27 kmE
  • Lighthouse Island Island 58 kmW
  • Hestan Island Island 54 kmE
  • Islands of Fleet Island 28 kmE

60–100 km1,267 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 93 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 78 kmSE
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 69 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Craignarget Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.1 km W
  • Loch Head Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.3 km SE
  • Gillespie Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.2 km W
  • Elrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.7 km SE
  • Port William Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.8 km SE
  • Auchenmalg Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.4 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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