- Elevation
- 75 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport73 km
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport83 km
About Scar Island
Scar Island is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Round Island and Long Island.
Climate of Scar Island
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 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 126 | 85 | 97 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 97 | 114 | 134 | 131 | 124 |
How to get to Scar Island
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 73 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 87 km to the west.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 73 kmnorth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 83 kmwest
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 85 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 87 kmwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 116 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 153 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 155 kmsoutheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 175 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scar Island
Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 1,584 natural sites, 459 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km182 places
- Isle-na-Gower Island 14 kmN
- Kid Islands Island 1 kmSW
- Isle of Whithorn Island 25 kmSE
- Gargrie Island Island 1 kmSW
25–60 km728 places
- Murrays Isles Island 27 kmE
- Lighthouse Island Island 59 kmW
- Hestan Island Island 53 kmE
- Islands of Fleet Island 28 kmE
60–100 km1,290 places
- Isle of Arran Island 92 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 78 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 69 kmE
- Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craignarget Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.9 km W
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Loch Head Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.9 km SE
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Gillespie Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.9 km W
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Elrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.5 km S
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Wigtown Village, Dumfries and Galloway13 km E -
Port William Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Round Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.7 km S
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Long Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.9 km S
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Castle Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km NW
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Blaeberry Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.2 km N
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Kid Islands Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.2 km SW
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Scart Islands Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km SW
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Gargrie Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km SW
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Mochrum Loch Lake, Scotland1.6 km S
Sources & licences
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