- Elevation
- 207 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport40 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport77 km
About White Island
White Island is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Suie Hill and Black Island.
Photos of White Island
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Shalloch on Minnoch Mary and Angus Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Merrick w:User:DavidAdamson · CC BY 3.0
Climate of White Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 160 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (161 mm)
- Driest month
- May (81 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 105 | 123 | 83 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 113 | 138 | 161 | 160 | 152 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to White Island
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 83 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 40 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 77 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 82 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 83 kmnorth
- Belfast Population: 348K 105 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 126 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 178 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 179 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from White Island
Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 2,074 natural sites, 591 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km311 places
- Isle-na-Gower Island 19 kmS
- Isles of Trool Island 8 kmSE
- Eagle Island Island 25 kmSE
- Kids Isle Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km920 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 36 kmN
- Troon Beach Beach 45 kmN
- Pladda Island 46 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 43 kmSE
60–100 km1,613 places
- Isle of Arran Island 66 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 73 kmN
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 96 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Rowantree Village, South Ayrshire2.9 km N
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Glentrool Village Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.5 km S
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Bargrennan Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.3 km S
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Knockytoul Village, South Ayrshire9 km SW
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Barr Village, South Ayrshire9.7 km NW
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Alton Albany Village, South Ayrshire9.7 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Suie Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway0.7 km SE
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Black Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.5 km SW
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Loch Moan Lake, Scotland1.1 km SW
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Arroch Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km SE
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Garwall Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km S
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Brecklach Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km SW
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Kirriemore Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4 km E
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Shalloch on Minnoch Mountain, South Ayrshire6.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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