Skip to content
Geonivora
Neighbourhood

Gilfoot

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°36′18″ N 4°20′36″ W

Map showing the location of Gilfoot Gilfoot
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
61 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 Airport19 km
GLA Glasgow Airport30 km

About Gilfoot

Gilfoot is a neighbourhood. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Sornhill and Wilson's Hill.

Climate of Gilfoot

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (139 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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
Climate of Gilfoot
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)132941046366667592122139135130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gilfoot

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 29 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 19 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 30 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 29 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 82 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 129 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 151 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 187 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gilfoot

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 3,392 natural sites, 1,004 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km132 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 25 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 21 kmW
  • New Island Island 25 kmE
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,288 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 57 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 41 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 37 kmW
  • Pladda Island 53 kmW

60–100 km3,148 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 93 kmSE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 87 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 78 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: