- Elevation
- 0 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport11 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport52 km
About Heads of Ayr
Heads of Ayr is a natural site. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Bracken Bay and Brown Carrick Hill.
Photos of Heads of Ayr
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Somerset Park Martin Le Roy · CC BY 2.5
Climate of Heads of Ayr
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 92 | 101 | 65 | 62 | 71 | 82 | 98 | 116 | 136 | 134 | 129 |
How to get to Heads of Ayr
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 11 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 56 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 11 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 52 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 62 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 56 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 111 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 122 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 158 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 203 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Heads of Ayr
Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 2,785 natural sites, 918 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km120 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 5 kmNE
- Troon Beach Beach 12 kmN
- Broad Craig Island 5 kmSW
- Troon Rock Lake 13 kmN
25–60 km1,078 places
- Isle of Arran Island 39 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 40 kmN
- Hunterston Sands Beach 35 kmN
- Sheep Island Island 58 kmW
60–100 km2,636 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 94 kmSE
- Cala Island 86 kmNW
- West Maiden Island 87 kmSW
- Texa Island Island 94 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bracken Bay Natural site, United Kingdom1.1 km W
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Brown Carrick Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire3 km S
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River Doon River, Scotland3.2 km E
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Drumshang Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire4.6 km S
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Dunure Harbour Natural site, Scotland4.6 km SW
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Knoweside Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire5.9 km S
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Ayr Beach Beach, South Ayrshire4.8 km NE
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Broad Craig Island, South Ayrshire5.4 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources