Village

Muirkirk

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°31′22″ N 4°03′56″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 1,540; 1.5K
Elevation: 228 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport32 km; GLA Glasgow Airport45 km

About Muirkirk

Muirkirk is a village. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Population: 1,540. Elevation: 228 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Garpel Water and Black Hill East Top.

Climate of Muirkirk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (187 mm)
Driest month: June (82 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

10° 3°

13° 5°

16° 8°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

187

Feb

128

Mar

141

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

112

Sep

154

Oct

179

Nov

179

Dec

180

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 Muirkirk
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	13°	16°	17°	17°	14°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	187	128	141	83	88	82	89	112	154	179	179	180

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Muirkirk

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 32 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 40 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 32 kmwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 45 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 65 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 40 kmnorth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 73 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 157 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 167 kmeast

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

Day trips from Muirkirk

Within 100 km: 246 historic and cultural sites, 3,077 natural sites, 850 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km224 places

New Island Island 6 kmE
Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 6 kmW
Quarry Hill Mountain 20 kmNW
The Knipe Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km1,409 places

Ayr Beach Beach 37 kmW
Troon Beach Beach 38 kmW
Hunterston Sands Beach 57 kmNW
Horse Isle Island 51 kmW

60–100 km2,540 places

Isle of Arran Island 75 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmNW
Powillimount Beach Beach 77 kmSE
Burntisland Beach Beach 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Garpel Water River, Scotland
1.3 km SW
Black Hill East Top Mountain, East Ayrshire
2.8 km NE
Middlefield Law Mountain, East Ayrshire
3.7 km NW
Cairn Table Mountain, East Ayrshire
4.2 km SE
Berrie Craigs Mountain, East Ayrshire
4.7 km NE
Little Cairn Table Mountain, South Lanarkshire
4.1 km SE