- Elevation
- 223 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport31 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport40 km
About Holy Island
Holy Island is an island. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Mullach Mor and Mullach Beag.
Photos of Holy Island
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Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse secretlondon123 · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse L J Cunningham · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Holy Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (166 mm)
- Driest month
- May (74 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 166 | 109 | 129 | 80 | 74 | 85 | 95 | 114 | 136 | 153 | 155 | 162 |
How to get to Holy Island
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 31 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 64 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 31 kmeast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 40 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 56 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 64 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 117 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 127 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 168 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 228 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holy Island
Within 100 km: 116 historic and cultural sites, 2,577 natural sites, 1,077 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km113 places
- Isle of Arran Island 14 kmNW
- Pladda Island 11 kmS
- Little Cumbrae Island Island 23 kmN
- Horse Isle Island 20 kmNE
25–60 km924 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 29 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 28 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 26 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 25 kmNE
60–100 km2,733 places
- Colonsay Island 94 kmNW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 95 kmNW
- Scarba Island 84 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 93 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lamlash Village, North Ayrshire3.7 km W
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Whiting Bay Village, North Ayrshire4 km SW
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Kingscross Neighbourhood, North Ayrshire2.3 km SW
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Gortonallister Village, North Ayrshire2.8 km W
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Auchencairn Neighbourhood, North Ayrshire2.9 km SW
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Cordon Village, North Ayrshire3.4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mullach Mor Mountain, North Ayrshire0.3 km SE
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Mullach Beag Mountain, North Ayrshire0.4 km NW
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Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire1.2 km SE
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Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire1.4 km S
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Whiting Bay Natural site, Scotland2.9 km S
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Clauchland Hills Mountain, North Ayrshire4.7 km NW
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Cnoc na Comhairle Mountain, North Ayrshire6.5 km S
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Sheeans Mountain, North Ayrshire6.8 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Goatfell [Goat Fell] Island, North Ayrshire13 km NW -
Great Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire29 km N -
Pladda Island, North Ayrshire11 km S
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Horse Isle Island, North Ayrshire20 km NE
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Lighthouse Hill Island, North Ayrshire23 km N
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Little Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire23 km N
Sources & licences
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