- Elevation
- 527 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport34 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport62 km
About Dun Rig Head
Dun Rig Head is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 527 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Blackcraig Hill and Magheuchan Rig.
Photos of Dun Rig Head
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Blackcraig Hill Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Dun Rig Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 193 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (200 mm)
- Driest month
- June (88 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 200 | 136 | 152 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 93 | 120 | 163 | 192 | 193 | 195 |
How to get to Dun Rig Head
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 58 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 34 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 62 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 81 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 58 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 88 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 143 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 144 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 164 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dun Rig Head
Within 100 km: 316 historic and cultural sites, 2,755 natural sites, 768 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km343 places
- Kids Isle Island 18 kmSW
- McDowalls Isle Island 22 kmSW
- Lint Holm Island 17 kmS
- New Island Island 22 kmN
25–60 km1,332 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 36 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 41 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 60 kmS
- Horse Isle Island 57 kmNW
60–100 km2,164 places
- Isle of Arran Island 78 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 69 kmNW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 61 kmSE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 65 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire7.3 km NW -
Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.9 km NE -
Afton Bridgend Neighbourhood, East Ayrshire7 km NW
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Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km E -
Mansfield Village, East Ayrshire7.7 km NW
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Cumnock Town, East Ayrshire16 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Blackcraig Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.5 km SW
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Magheuchan Rig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.8 km SE
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Laglass Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire1.9 km W
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McCrierick's Cairn Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2 km N
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Hare Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.1 km NW
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Well Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km E
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The Knipe Mountain, East Ayrshire2.7 km NW
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Blacklorg Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire4 km S
Sources & licences
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