- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport33 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport36 km
About Castle Island
Castle Island is an island. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Little Cumbrae Island and Lighthouse Hill.
Photos of Castle Island
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Great Cumbrae Island MacSteaphain · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Castle Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 103 | 119 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 86 | 103 | 131 | 146 | 146 | 149 |
How to get to Castle Island
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 33 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 46 km to the east.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 33 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 36 kmnortheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 56 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 46 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 112 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 140 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 148 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 227 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castle Island
Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 3,065 natural sites, 1,182 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km193 places
- Isle of Arran Island 23 kmSW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 6 kmN
- Hunterston Sands Beach 3 kmE
- Little Cumbrae Island Island 1 kmNW
25–60 km1,187 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 34 kmSE
- Troon Beach Beach 27 kmSE
- Cala Island 53 kmNW
- Pladda Island 34 kmS
60–100 km2,994 places
- Colonsay Island 89 kmNW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 89 kmNW
- Scarba Island 71 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 89 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Millport Village, North Ayrshire4 km N -
Ardrossan Town, North Ayrshire12 km SE -
Isle of Cumbrae Village, North Ayrshire5.8 km N
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West Kilbride Village, North Ayrshire6.3 km SE
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Portencross Village, North Ayrshire3.3 km SE
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Fairlie Village, North Ayrshire6.8 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Little Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire0.7 km NW
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Lighthouse Hill Island, North Ayrshire1 km W
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Little Cumbrae Light (historical) Landmark, North Ayrshire0.9 km W
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Goldenberry Hill Mountain, North Ayrshire3.2 km E
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Cumbrae Elbow Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire1.5 km W
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Auld Hill Mountain, North Ayrshire3.4 km SE
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Little Cumbrae Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire1.5 km W
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Hunterston Sands Beach, North Ayrshire3 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Great Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire5.6 km N
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Barbay Hill Island, North Ayrshire6 km N
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Goatfell [Goat Fell] Island, North Ayrshire19 km SW -
Horse Isle Island, North Ayrshire10 km SE
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Holy Island Island, North Ayrshire23 km S
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Pladda Island, North Ayrshire34 km S
Sources & licences
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