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Drumboy Hill

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°42′00″ N 4°23′00″ W

Map showing the location of Drumboy Hill Drumboy Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
245 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fenwick
6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport19 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport25 km

About Drumboy Hill

Drumboy Hill is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 245 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Floak Hill and Bennan Hill.

Climate of Drumboy Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (159 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Drumboy Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15911112371747382100134155152150

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Drumboy Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 20 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 19 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 25 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 20 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 157 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 193 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Drumboy Hill

Within 100 km: 169 historic and cultural sites, 3,522 natural sites, 1,094 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Troon Beach Beach 25 kmSW
  • Newshot Island Island 22 kmN
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 25 kmSE
  • Long Loch Lake 5 kmNW

25–60 km1,250 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 56 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 34 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 31 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 32 kmW

60–100 km3,380 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 75 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 85 kmE
  • Scarba Island 99 kmNW

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