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Keirs Hill

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°20′09″ N 4°29′56″ W

Map showing the location of Keirs Hill Keirs Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
307 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Patna
3.2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport19 km
GLA Glasgow Airport60 km

About Keirs Hill

Keirs Hill is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 307 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Chapel Hill and Turgeny.

Climate of Keirs Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (158 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Keirs Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°16°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15210511974777583104137158156151

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Keirs Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 61 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 19 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 60 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 76 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 61 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 107 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 123 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 158 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 188 kmeast

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

Day trips from Keirs Hill

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 2,555 natural sites, 723 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km252 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 17 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 25 kmNW
  • Kids Isle Island 17 kmSE
  • White Island Island 22 kmS

25–60 km1,094 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 56 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 55 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 50 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 41 kmW

60–100 km2,097 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 77 kmSE
  • West Maiden Island 91 kmSW
  • Sheep Island Island 68 kmW
  • Sanda Island Island 69 kmW

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