Village

Whiting Bay

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°29′32″ N 5°05′50″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 640; 640
Elevation: 36 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport33 km; CAL Campbeltown Airport38 km

About Whiting Bay

Whiting Bay is a village. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Population: 640. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse and Whiting Bay.

Photos of Whiting Bay

Pladda Lighthouse See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse secretlondon123 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse L J Cunningham · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Whiting Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: January (167 mm)
Driest month: May (76 mm)

8° 3°

9° 4°

11° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

18° 12°

16° 10°

13° 8°

10° 5°

8° 4°

Jan

167

Feb

113

Mar

130

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

117

Sep

137

Oct

156

Nov

160

Dec

164

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 Whiting Bay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	11°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	8°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	167	113	130	80	76	86	97	117	137	156	160	164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Whiting Bay

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 33 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 67 km to the northeast.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 33 kmeast
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 38 kmwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 59 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 67 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 113 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 130 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 171 kmnortheast
Blackpool Population: 145K 229 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Whiting Bay

Within 100 km: 113 historic and cultural sites, 2,499 natural sites, 1,057 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km87 places

Isle of Arran Island 15 kmNW
Pladda Island 7 kmS
Horse Isle Island 23 kmNE
Holy Island Island 4 kmNE

25–60 km911 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 33 kmN
Ayr Beach Beach 29 kmE
Troon Beach Beach 28 kmE
Hunterston Sands Beach 29 kmNE

60–100 km2,671 places

Colonsay Island 95 kmNW
Kiloran Beach Beach 96 kmNW
Scarba Island 86 kmNW
Oronsay Island 94 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire
2.8 km NE
Whiting Bay Natural site, Scotland
1.2 km NE
Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire
3.6 km NE
Cnoc na Comhairle Mountain, North Ayrshire
2.6 km S
Glenashdale Burn River, Scotland
1.3 km SE
Cnoc na Garbad Mountain, North Ayrshire
3.3 km SW