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Auchencar

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°34′34″ N 5°20′44″ W

Map showing the location of Auchencar Auchencar
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport27 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport49 km

About Auchencar

Auchencar is a village. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 29 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc a' Choire Mhoir and Beinn Lochain.

Climate of Auchencar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Auchencar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°11°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)18011413886778699117146160166171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Auchencar

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 27 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (49 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 76 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 27 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 49 kmeast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 59 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 76 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 115 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 141 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 178 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 245 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Auchencar

Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 2,296 natural sites, 1,027 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km181 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 7 kmNE
  • Pladda Island 22 kmSE
  • Holy Island Island 18 kmE
  • Island Davaar Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km941 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 34 kmNE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 46 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 43 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 33 kmNE

60–100 km2,312 places

  • Colonsay Island 77 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 79 kmNW
  • Portstewart Beach Beach 99 kmSW
  • Scarba Island 71 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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