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Barr Hill

Located in Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′22″ N 4°32′38″ W

Map showing the location of Barr Hill Barr Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilbarchan
0.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport8 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport38 km

About Barr Hill

Barr Hill is a mountain. Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elevation: 98 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Kenmure Hill and Law Hill.

Climate of Barr Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Barr Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1611091197172718298131152148148

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Barr Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 8 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 18 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 8 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 38 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 74 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 18 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 85 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 120 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 209 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Barr Hill

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 3,578 natural sites, 1,198 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km247 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 25 kmW
  • Green Island Island 22 kmNW
  • Barbay Hill Island 25 kmW
  • Dun Sheock Island 24 kmN

25–60 km1,150 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 52 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 43 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 34 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 25 kmSW

60–100 km3,544 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 86 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 79 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 91 kmE
  • Scarba Island 83 kmNW

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