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Mearns

Located in East Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°46′05″ N 4°19′19″ W

Map showing the location of Mearns Mearns
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
136 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport13 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport34 km

About Mearns

Mearns is a neighbourhood. Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Mearns Law and Duncarnock.

Climate of Mearns

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (164 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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).

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Climate of Mearns
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)16411412473767381100137158155155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mearns

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 12 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 13 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 34 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 63 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 12 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 73 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 166 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 193 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Mearns

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 3,627 natural sites, 1,090 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km172 places

  • Newshot Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Long Loch Lake 7 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 8 kmS
  • Loch Libo Lake 11 kmW

25–60 km1,256 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 37 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 40 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 33 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 36 kmW

60–100 km3,461 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 61 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 68 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 79 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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