- Elevation
- 103 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport33 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport38 km
About Dippin
Dippin is a village. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 103 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Dippin Head and Cnoc na Comhairle.
Photos of Dippin
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Pladda Lighthouse See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse secretlondon123 · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse L J Cunningham · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Dippin
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 160 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (167 mm)
- Driest month
- May (76 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) | 8° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 167 | 113 | 130 | 80 | 76 | 86 | 97 | 117 | 137 | 156 | 160 | 164 |
How to get to Dippin
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 33 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 69 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 33 kmeast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 38 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 62 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 69 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 110 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 131 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 174 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 225 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dippin
Within 100 km: 113 historic and cultural sites, 2,479 natural sites, 1,033 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km83 places
- Isle of Arran Island 19 kmNW
- Pladda Island 4 kmSW
- Holy Island Island 8 kmN
- Broad Craig Island 21 kmE
25–60 km896 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 36 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 28 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 29 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 32 kmN
60–100 km2,646 places
- Colonsay Island 98 kmNW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 99 kmNW
- Scarba Island 90 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 97 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dippin Head Natural site, Scotland0.9 km SE
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Cnoc na Comhairle Mountain, North Ayrshire1.9 km NW
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Cnoc na Garbad Mountain, North Ayrshire2.6 km NW
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Pladda Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire4 km SW
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Cnoc Craobhach Mountain, North Ayrshire3.8 km W
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Pladda Island, North Ayrshire3.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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