Village

Skares

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′44″ N 4°19′24″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 213 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 Airport18 km; GLA Glasgow Airport50 km

About Skares

Skares is a village. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 213 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Carsgailoch Hill and High Mount.

Climate of Skares

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (175 mm)
Driest month: April (81 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

10° 3°

13° 5°

16° 8°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

175

Feb

119

Mar

133

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

111

Sep

150

Oct

175

Nov

175

Dec

173

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 Skares
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°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	175	119	133	81	86	81	86	111	150	175	175	173

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Skares

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 18 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 49 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 18 kmnorthwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 50 kmnorth
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 83 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 49 kmnorth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 92 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 138 kmsouthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 143 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 180 kmeast

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

Day trips from Skares

Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 2,924 natural sites, 792 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km234 places

Ayr Beach Beach 20 kmW
Troon Beach Beach 25 kmNW
Kids Isle Island 22 kmS
McDowalls Isle Island 21 kmS

25–60 km1,208 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 53 kmNW
Hunterston Sands Beach 49 kmNW
Pladda Island 50 kmW
Little Cumbrae Island Island 51 kmNW

60–100 km2,489 places

Isle of Arran Island 62 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 76 kmSE
Burntisland Beach Beach 99 kmNE
Cramond beach Beach 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Carsgailoch Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
3.3 km SE
High Mount Mountain, East Ayrshire
3.4 km S
Burnock Water River, Scotland
2.9 km NW
Lugar Water River, Scotland
3.6 km NW
Tarbeg Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
5.6 km NW
Stannery Knowe Mountain, East Ayrshire
6.1 km SW