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District

East Ayrshire

Local name: Siorrachd Àir an Ear

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°30′00″ N 4°15′00″ W

East Ayrshire
Kilmarnock · Fraser Sutherland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
121,480
121.5K
Elevation
195 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
186
listed under East Ayrshire
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport21 km
GLA Glasgow Airport43 km

About East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire is a district. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Population: 121,480.

From Wikipedia

East Ayrshire (Scots: Aest Ayrshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Road, Kilmarnock. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1,262 km²
Official website
east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering East Ayrshire

  • South Lanarkshire

Population of East Ayrshire over time

Population of East Ayrshire over time
2008 121,600
2009 122,110
2010 122,410
2011 122,690
2012 122,730
2013 122,430
2014 122,130
2015 122,060
2016 122,200
2017 121,940
2018 121,840
2019 122,010

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of East Ayrshire

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)

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of East Ayrshire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)17511913381868186111150175175173

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to East Ayrshire

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 21 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 41 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 21 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 43 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 75 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 41 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 83 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 134 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 147 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 178 kmeast

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

Day trips from East Ayrshire

Within 100 km: 210 historic and cultural sites, 3,130 natural sites, 864 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • New Island Island 18 kmE
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 6 kmE
  • Loch Spallander Lake 25 kmSW
  • Shankston Loch Lake 23 kmSW

25–60 km1,288 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 52 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 25 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 26 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 48 kmNW

60–100 km2,711 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 64 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 80 kmSE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 90 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in East Ayrshire

186 places

Cities & villages32

Mountains & nature25

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources