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Great Cumbrae Island

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°46′04″ N 4°55′09″ W

Great Cumbrae Island
MacSteaphain · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Cumbrae
0.2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Population
1,376
1.4K
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport33 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport37 km

About Great Cumbrae Island

Great Cumbrae Island is an island. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Population: 1,376.

From Wikipedia

Great Cumbrae (Scottish Gaelic: Cumaradh Mòr) is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. The island is sometimes mistakenly called Millport, after its main town. Home to the Cathedral of The Isles and the FSC Millport field study centre, the island has a resident population of circa 1,300 residents.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
11.7 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Great Cumbrae Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Great Cumbrae Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)15510311971707586103131146146149

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Cumbrae Island

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 33 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 43 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 33 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 37 kmsoutheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 61 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 43 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 110 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 144 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 227 kmeast

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

Day trips from Great Cumbrae Island

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 3,153 natural sites, 1,196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Hunterston Sands Beach 5 kmS
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 6 kmSW
  • Inchmarnock Island 15 kmW
  • Horse Isle Island 14 kmS

25–60 km1,266 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 28 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 38 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 30 kmSE
  • Cala Island 51 kmNW

60–100 km2,991 places

  • Colonsay Island 88 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 87 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 68 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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