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Knockencorsan

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′43″ N 4°48′45″ W

Map showing the location of Knockencorsan Knockencorsan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
332 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Skelmorlie
4.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport24 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km

About Knockencorsan

Knockencorsan is a mountain. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 332 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include North Burnt Hill and Berry Hill.

Climate of Knockencorsan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 180 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (198 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Knockencorsan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)19813114787868799119159180180184

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Knockencorsan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 24 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 35 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 24 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 73 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 35 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 102 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 133 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 158 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Knockencorsan

Within 100 km: 135 historic and cultural sites, 3,383 natural sites, 1,220 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 12 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 16 kmS
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 18 kmSW
  • Inchmarnock Island 23 kmW

25–60 km1,410 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 40 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 46 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 37 kmS
  • Cala Island 52 kmW

60–100 km3,057 places

  • Colonsay Island 91 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 96 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 90 kmW
  • Scarba Island 67 kmNW

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