- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport35 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport36 km
About Pladda
Pladda is an island. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Pladda Lighthouse and Dippin Head.
Photos of Pladda
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Pladda Lighthouse See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Pladda
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 160 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (167 mm)
- Driest month
- May (76 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° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 167 | 113 | 130 | 80 | 76 | 86 | 97 | 117 | 137 | 156 | 160 | 164 |
How to get to Pladda
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 35 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 73 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 35 kmeast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 36 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 66 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 73 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 106 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 134 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 224 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pladda
Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 2,382 natural sites, 1,012 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km67 places
- Isle of Arran Island 21 kmNW
- Holy Island Island 11 kmN
- Broad Craig Island 22 kmE
- Urie Loch Lake 9 kmN
25–60 km875 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 40 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 30 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 32 kmNE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 36 kmNE
60–100 km2,563 places
- Colonsay Island 99 kmNW
- Scarba Island 92 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 98 kmNW
- Cala Island 72 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Drimlabarra Village, North Ayrshire1.9 km N
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Kildonan Village, North Ayrshire1.9 km N
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Auchenhew Village, North Ayrshire2.1 km NW
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Levencorroch Village, North Ayrshire3.1 km NW
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Dippin Village, North Ayrshire3.8 km NE
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East Bennan Village, North Ayrshire4.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pladda Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire0.2 km S
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Dippin Head Natural site, Scotland3.4 km NE
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Torr a' Bheannain Mountain, North Ayrshire4.4 km NW
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Cnoc na Garbad Mountain, North Ayrshire4.5 km N
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Cnoc Craobhach Mountain, North Ayrshire4.7 km NW
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Cnoc na Comhairle Mountain, North Ayrshire4.9 km N
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Bennan Head Natural site, Scotland4.1 km W
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Torr Dubh Mor Mountain, North Ayrshire6.1 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Holy Island Island, North Ayrshire11 km N
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Goatfell [Goat Fell] Island, North Ayrshire23 km N -
Great Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire40 km N -
Horse Isle Island, North Ayrshire30 km NE
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Lighthouse Hill Island, North Ayrshire34 km N
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Little Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire34 km N
Sources & licences
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