Village

Auchenhew

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°26′38″ N 5°08′01″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 11 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 Airport35 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport36 km

About Auchenhew

Auchenhew is a village. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Pladda Lighthouse and Pladda.

Photos of Auchenhew

Pladda Lighthouse See above · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Auchenhew

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: January (167 mm)
Driest month: May (76 mm)

8° 4°

8° 3°

9° 4°

12° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

19° 12°

18° 12°

16° 10°

13° 8°

10° 6°

9° 4°

Jan

167

Feb

113

Mar

130

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

117

Sep

137

Oct

156

Nov

160

Dec

164

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 Auchenhew
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	12°	15°	17°	19°	18°	16°	13°	10°	9°
Average low (°C)	4°	3°	4°	5°	8°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	6°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	167	113	130	80	76	86	97	117	137	156	160	164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Auchenhew

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 35 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (36 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 72 km to the northeast.

Airports

Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 35 kmwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 36 kmeast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 65 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 72 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 107 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 134 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmnortheast
Blackpool Population: 145K 226 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Auchenhew

Within 100 km: 110 historic and cultural sites, 2,389 natural sites, 1,021 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

Isle of Arran Island 19 kmNW
Pladda Island 2 kmSE
Holy Island Island 10 kmNE
Broad Craig Island 24 kmE

25–60 km851 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 39 kmN
Ayr Beach Beach 31 kmE
Troon Beach Beach 32 kmE
Hunterston Sands Beach 35 kmNE

60–100 km2,591 places

Colonsay Island 97 kmNW
Kiloran Beach Beach 99 kmNW
Scarba Island 90 kmNW
Oronsay Island 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pladda Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire
2.3 km SE
Pladda Island, North Ayrshire
2.1 km SE
Dippin Head Natural site, Scotland
3.2 km E
Torr a' Bheannain Mountain, North Ayrshire
2.4 km NW
Cnoc Craobhach Mountain, North Ayrshire
2.6 km N
Cnoc na Garbad Mountain, North Ayrshire
2.7 km N