Village

Gatehead

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°35′47″ N 4°33′17″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 30 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 Airport11 km; GLA Glasgow Airport32 km

About Gatehead

Gatehead is a village. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Rugby Park and Dundonald Castle.

Photos of Gatehead

Rugby Park Martin Le Roy · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Gatehead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: October (122 mm)
Driest month: April (55 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

8° 2°

Jan

111

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

107

Oct

122

Nov

117

Dec

111

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 Gatehead
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	9°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	111	81	88	55	56	60	72	85	107	122	117	111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gatehead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 11 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 35 km to the northeast.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 11 kmsouth
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 32 kmnorth
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 74 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 35 kmnortheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 138 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 142 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 199 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gatehead

Within 100 km: 162 historic and cultural sites, 3,356 natural sites, 1,093 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

Ayr Beach Beach 16 kmS
Troon Beach Beach 9 kmSW
Horse Isle Island 19 kmW
Troon Rock Lake 11 kmSW

25–60 km1,170 places

Isle of Arran Island 44 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 30 kmNW
Hunterston Sands Beach 26 kmNW
Pladda Island 40 kmSW

60–100 km3,322 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 98 kmNE
Cramond beach Beach 90 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 99 kmNE
Scarba Island 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Rugby Park Landmark, East Ayrshire
3.1 km E
Dundonald Castle Mountain, South Ayrshire
3.4 km SW
Symington Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, South Ayrshire
3.4 km S
Carmel Water River, Scotland
2.9 km W
Wardlaw Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire
5.1 km SW
Craigie Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire
5.5 km SE