Neighbourhood

Gillies' Knowe

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°19′39″ N 4°23′44″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 185 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport23 km; GLA Glasgow Airport61 km

About Gillies' Knowe

Gillies' Knowe is a neighbourhood. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Pennyvenie Colliery and Benbeoch.

Climate of Gillies' Knowe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (188 mm)
Driest month: June (90 mm)

6° 1°

7° 2°

10° 3°

14° 5°

16° 8°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

186

Feb

126

Mar

145

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

122

Sep

160

Oct

186

Nov

188

Dec

183

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 Gillies' Knowe
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	7°	10°	14°	16°	17°	17°	14°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	186	126	145	92	95	90	95	122	160	186	188	183

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Gillies' Knowe

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 23 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 60 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 23 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 61 kmnorth
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 83 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 60 kmnorth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 103 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 127 kmsouthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 155 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 182 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gillies' Knowe

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 2,587 natural sites, 733 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km280 places

Ayr Beach Beach 22 kmNW
Kids Isle Island 12 kmSE
White Island Island 24 kmSW
Blaeberry Isle Island 15 kmS

25–60 km1,139 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 59 kmNW
Troon Beach Beach 29 kmNW
Hunterston Sands Beach 55 kmNW
Pladda Island 47 kmW

60–100 km2,101 places

Isle of Arran Island 62 kmNW
Powillimount Beach Beach 71 kmSE
West Maiden Island 96 kmSW
Sheep Island Island 75 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pennyvenie Colliery Mountain, East Ayrshire
0.5 km NE
Benbeoch Mountain, East Ayrshire
2.4 km NE
Shear Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
3.2 km S
Auchenroy Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
3.7 km W
Carwaur Mountain, East Ayrshire
3.8 km SW
Glenmuck Craig Mountain, East Ayrshire
3.8 km SE