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Windyrise

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°48′21″ N 4°45′49″ W

Map showing the location of Windyrise Windyrise
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
463 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Largs
6.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport22 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport36 km

About Windyrise

Windyrise is a mountain. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 463 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Black Law and Long Hill.

Climate of Windyrise

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
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 Windyrise
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°14°16°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)18212214184828497115152172171173

How to get to Windyrise

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 22 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 32 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 22 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 36 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 71 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 32 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 99 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 133 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 220 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Windyrise

Within 100 km: 143 historic and cultural sites, 3,381 natural sites, 1,217 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km238 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 11 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 12 kmSW
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 15 kmSW
  • Inchmarnock Island 24 kmW

25–60 km1,261 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 38 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 39 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 30 kmS
  • Cala Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km3,242 places

  • Colonsay Island 95 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 94 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 95 kmW
  • Scarba Island 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Largs Town, North Ayrshire
    6.4 km W
  • Kilbirnie Town, North Ayrshire
    7.7 km SE
  • Fairlie Village, North Ayrshire
    8 km SW
  • Beith Town, North Ayrshire
    10 km SE
  • Dalry Town, North Ayrshire
    11 km S
  • Lochwinnoch Village, Renfrewshire
    8.4 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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