- Population
- 3,860
- 3.9K
- Elevation
- 104 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport22 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport31 km
About Darvel
Darvel is a village. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Population: 3,860. Elevation: 104 m.
Darvel (Scots: Dairvel, Scottish Gaelic: Darbhail) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The town's Latin motto, Non sibi sed cunctis, means "Not for ourselves, but for others".
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Climate of Darvel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 168 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (172 mm)
- Driest month
- April (78 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° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 172 | 118 | 132 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 86 | 107 | 147 | 170 | 168 | 166 |
How to get to Darvel
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 22 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 28 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 22 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 31 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 68 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 28 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 78 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 126 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 154 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 184 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Darvel
Within 100 km: 176 historic and cultural sites, 3,390 natural sites, 986 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km128 places
- New Island Island 21 kmSE
- Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 13 kmSE
- Long Loch Lake 17 kmNW
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 11 kmN
25–60 km1,330 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 44 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 28 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 25 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 41 kmW
60–100 km3,094 places
- Isle of Arran Island 61 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 92 kmSE
- Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 74 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glen Water River, Scotland0.8 km N
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Wilson's Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.5 km S
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Darvel Transmitting Station Landmark, East Ayrshire3.4 km S
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Distinkhorn Mountain, East Ayrshire5.1 km SE
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Loudoun Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire4.5 km E
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Cairnsaigh Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire4.8 km E
Sources & licences
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