Village

Alloway

Located in South Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′55″ N 4°37′59″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 27 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 Airport9 km; GLA Glasgow Airport51 km

About Alloway

Alloway is a village. Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 27 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and River Doon.

Photos of Alloway

Somerset Park Martin Le Roy · CC BY 2.5

Climate of Alloway

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: October (127 mm)
Driest month: April (60 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

113

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

110

Oct

127

Nov

123

Dec

115

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 Alloway
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	9°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	113	82	91	60	60	65	75	90	110	127	123	115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alloway

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 9 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 54 km to the northeast.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 9 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 51 kmnorth
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 67 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 54 kmnortheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 107 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 124 kmsouthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 155 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 199 kmeast

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

Day trips from Alloway

Within 100 km: 133 historic and cultural sites, 2,798 natural sites, 879 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km137 places

Ayr Beach Beach 3 kmN
Troon Beach Beach 12 kmN
McDowalls Isle Island 25 kmSE
Broad Craig Island 9 kmW

25–60 km1,083 places

Isle of Arran Island 43 kmNW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 42 kmNW
Hunterston Sands Beach 37 kmNW
Pladda Island 31 kmW

60–100 km2,590 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 90 kmSE
Cala Island 89 kmNW
West Maiden Island 90 kmSW
Texa Island Island 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum Museum, South Ayrshire
0.5 km S
River Doon River, Scotland
1.5 km NW
Lindston Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire
4.4 km E
Ayr Beach Beach, South Ayrshire
3.3 km N
Somerset Park Landmark, South Ayrshire
4.3 km N
Bracken Bay Natural site, United Kingdom
5.3 km W