Village

The Rigg

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°27′46″ N 4°16′43″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 149 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 Airport19 km; GLA Glasgow Airport47 km

About The Rigg

The Rigg is a village. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 149 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Glenmuir Water and Avisyard Hill.

Climate of The Rigg

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 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (175 mm)
Driest month: April (81 mm)

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14° 6°

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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 The Rigg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	16°	18°	17°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	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 The Rigg

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 19 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 45 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 19 kmwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 47 kmnorth
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 45 kmnorth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 87 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 139 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 143 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 178 kmeast

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

Day trips from The Rigg

Within 100 km: 216 historic and cultural sites, 3,027 natural sites, 832 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km218 places

Ayr Beach Beach 23 kmW
New Island Island 21 kmNE
Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 10 kmNE
Loch Spallander Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,252 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 53 kmNW
Troon Beach Beach 26 kmW
Hunterston Sands Beach 49 kmNW
Pladda Island 53 kmW

60–100 km2,605 places

Isle of Arran Island 63 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 78 kmSE
Burntisland Beach Beach 94 kmNE
Cramond beach Beach 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Glenmuir Water River, Scotland
3.9 km E
Avisyard Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
5.7 km SE
Carsgailoch Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
6.5 km S
Burnock Water River, Scotland
4.7 km W
High Mount Mountain, East Ayrshire
7.3 km S
Tarbeg Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
7.5 km W