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Kids Isle

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°14′04″ N 4°18′12″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
188 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carsphairn
3.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport34 km
GLA Glasgow Airport71 km

About Kids Isle

Kids Isle is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Holm Hill and Lamford Hill.

Climate of Kids Isle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 204 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (205 mm)
Driest month
June (94 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 Kids Isle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°14°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)205136156971029495126171200204202

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Kids Isle

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 70 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 34 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 91 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 70 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 126 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 161 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 174 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kids Isle

Within 100 km: 245 historic and cultural sites, 2,504 natural sites, 705 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km361 places

  • Isles of Trool Island 22 kmSW
  • Holly Island Island 23 kmS
  • Marion's Isles Island 23 kmS
  • Eagle Island Island 25 kmS

25–60 km1,103 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 33 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 41 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 56 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 47 kmS

60–100 km1,990 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 72 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 71 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 94 kmSE
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 60 kmSE

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