- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport32 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport33 km
About Hunterston Sands
Hunterston Sands is a beach. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Campbelton Hill and Goldenberry Hill.
Photos of Hunterston Sands
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Great Cumbrae Island MacSteaphain · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Hunterston Sands
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- 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) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 103 | 119 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 86 | 103 | 131 | 146 | 146 | 149 |
How to get to Hunterston Sands
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 32 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 43 km to the east.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 32 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 33 kmnortheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 59 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 43 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 109 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 142 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 145 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 224 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hunterston Sands
Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 3,156 natural sites, 1,200 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km184 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 5 kmN
- Little Cumbrae Island Island 4 kmW
- Inchmarnock Island 17 kmW
- Horse Isle Island 10 kmS
25–60 km1,224 places
- Isle of Arran Island 26 kmSW
- Ayr Beach Beach 34 kmSE
- Troon Beach Beach 26 kmSE
- Cala Island 55 kmNW
60–100 km3,080 places
- Colonsay Island 91 kmNW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 91 kmNW
- Scarba Island 72 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardrossan Town, North Ayrshire10 km SE -
Millport Village, North Ayrshire3.4 km NW -
Fairlie Village, North Ayrshire4.1 km NE
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West Kilbride Village, North Ayrshire4.8 km SE
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Isle of Cumbrae Village, North Ayrshire4.9 km N
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Largs Town, North Ayrshire8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Campbelton Hill Mountain, North Ayrshire1.4 km SE
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Goldenberry Hill Mountain, North Ayrshire1.7 km S
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Auld Hill Mountain, North Ayrshire2.9 km S
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Farland Head Natural site, Scotland3 km S
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Great Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire4.7 km N
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Farland Hill Mountain, North Ayrshire3.5 km N
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Drummilling Hill Mountain, North Ayrshire3.7 km SE
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Castle Island Island, North Ayrshire3 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Little Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire3.6 km W
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Lighthouse Hill Island, North Ayrshire3.9 km W
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Barbay Hill Island, North Ayrshire5.2 km N
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Horse Isle Island, North Ayrshire9.7 km S
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Goatfell [Goat Fell] Island, North Ayrshire22 km SW -
Holy Island Island, North Ayrshire25 km SW
Sources & licences
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