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Natural site

Kilcreggan Bay

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°59′00″ N 4°49′06″ W

Map showing the location of Kilcreggan Bay Kilcreggan Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
46 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilcreggan
0.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport27 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport56 km

About Kilcreggan Bay

Kilcreggan Bay is a natural site. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Portkil Bay and Gallow Hill.

Climate of Kilcreggan Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 180 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kilcreggan Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)19813114787868799119159180180184

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kilcreggan Bay

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 27 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 37 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 27 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 56 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 82 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 37 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 101 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 126 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 170 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kilcreggan Bay

Within 100 km: 143 historic and cultural sites, 3,523 natural sites, 1,240 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km327 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 25 kmS
  • Inchlonaig Island 18 kmNE
  • Inchcailloch Island 20 kmNE
  • Isle of Bute Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,628 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 51 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 59 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 50 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 29 kmS

60–100 km2,951 places

  • Colonsay Island 88 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 100 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 95 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilcreggan Village, Argyll and Bute
    0.2 km NW
  • Gourock Town, Inverclyde
    2.4 km S
  • Greenock City, Inverclyde
    5.3 km SE
  • Rosneath Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.1 km N
  • Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.9 km NE
  • Cove Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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