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Birnieknowe

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°28′25″ N 4°15′41″ W

Map showing the location of Birnieknowe Birnieknowe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
176 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport20 km
GLA Glasgow Airport46 km

About Birnieknowe

Birnieknowe is a village. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 176 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Glenmuir Water and Avisyard Hill.

Climate of Birnieknowe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (175 mm)
Driest month
April (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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Climate of Birnieknowe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°14°16°18°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)17511913381868186111150175175173

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Birnieknowe

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 20 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 44 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 20 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 46 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 44 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 137 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 144 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 177 kmeast

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

Day trips from Birnieknowe

Within 100 km: 216 historic and cultural sites, 3,056 natural sites, 842 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 24 kmW
  • New Island Island 20 kmE
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 8 kmNE
  • Loch Spallander Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km1,266 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 53 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 26 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 49 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 55 kmW

60–100 km2,632 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 64 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 78 kmSE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 92 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 83 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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