Neighbourhood

Shortlees

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°35′08″ N 4°29′52″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 37 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 Shortlees

Shortlees is a neighbourhood. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Rugby Park and Craigie Hill.

Photos of Shortlees

Rugby Park Martin Le Roy · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Shortlees

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: October (139 mm)
Driest month: April (63 mm)

7° 1°

8° 2°

11° 4°

14° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

15° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

132

Feb

Mar

104

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

122

Oct

139

Nov

135

Dec

130

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 Shortlees
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	8°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	15°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	132	94	104	63	66	66	75	92	122	139	135	130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shortlees

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

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 11 kmsouthwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 32 kmnorth
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 77 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 35 kmnortheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 91 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 137 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 143 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 196 kmeast

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

Day trips from Shortlees

Within 100 km: 163 historic and cultural sites, 3,333 natural sites, 1,054 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km125 places

Ayr Beach Beach 17 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 11 kmSW
Horse Isle Island 23 kmW
Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 22 kmE

25–60 km1,194 places

Isle of Arran Island 47 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 33 kmNW
Hunterston Sands Beach 30 kmNW
Pladda Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km3,231 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 97 kmSE
Burntisland Beach Beach 96 kmNE
Cramond beach Beach 87 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Rugby Park Landmark, East Ayrshire
2.2 km N
Craigie Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire
2.8 km S
Symington Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, South Ayrshire
5.2 km W
Hill of Barnweil Mountain, South Ayrshire
6.1 km S
Dundonald Castle Mountain, South Ayrshire
6.3 km W
Craufurdland Water River, Scotland
3.6 km N