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Cairncurran Hill

Located in Inverclyde, Scotland Coordinates: 55°53′47″ N 4°43′28″ W

Map showing the location of Cairncurran Hill Cairncurran Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
277 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Port Glasgow
4.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport18 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport45 km

About Cairncurran Hill

Cairncurran Hill is a mountain. Location: Inverclyde, Scotland. Elevation: 277 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Gryfe Reservoirs and Corlick Hill.

Climate of Cairncurran Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 180 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (198 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Cairncurran Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)19813114787868799119159180180184

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Cairncurran Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 29 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 18 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 45 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 79 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 29 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 96 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 126 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cairncurran Hill

Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 3,499 natural sites, 1,220 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km299 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 19 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 22 kmSW
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Inchlonaig Island 24 kmN

25–60 km1,399 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 47 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 40 kmS
  • Cala Island 57 kmW

60–100 km3,181 places

  • Colonsay Island 95 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 95 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 90 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 94 kmW

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