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Knock Jargon

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°41′14″ N 4°48′30″ W

Map showing the location of Knock Jargon Knock Jargon
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
231 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ardrossan
4.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport25 km
GLA Glasgow Airport31 km

About Knock Jargon

Knock Jargon is a mountain. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 231 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Knockewart Hills and Coal Hill.

Climate of Knock Jargon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (182 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Knock Jargon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)18212214184828497115152172171173

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Knock Jargon

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 25 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 40 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 25 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 31 kmnortheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 62 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 40 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 105 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 141 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 144 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 218 kmeast

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

Day trips from Knock Jargon

Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 3,206 natural sites, 1,201 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 11 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 19 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 7 kmNW
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 10 kmNW

25–60 km1,178 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 29 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 27 kmSE
  • Pladda Island 35 kmSW
  • Inchlonaig Island 48 kmN

60–100 km3,202 places

  • Colonsay Island 98 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 98 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 79 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 98 kmNW

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