- Elevation
- 481 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport36 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport71 km
About Cairn Hill
Cairn Hill is a mountain. Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 481 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Polmaddie Hill and Changue.
Climate of Cairn Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 176 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 175 | 120 | 138 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 97 | 121 | 152 | 177 | 176 | 172 |
How to get to Cairn Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 36 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 80 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 36 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 71 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 78 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 80 kmnorth
- Belfast Population: 348K 104 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 126 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 178 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 184 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cairn Hill
Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 2,097 natural sites, 602 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km278 places
- Isle-na-Gower Island 23 kmS
- Isles of Trool Island 15 kmSE
- Kids Isle Island 23 kmE
- Cut Island Island 22 kmS
25–60 km889 places
- Isle of Arran Island 60 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 31 kmN
- Troon Beach Beach 40 kmN
- Sheep Island Island 59 kmW
60–100 km1,689 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 67 kmN
- Powillimount Beach Beach 76 kmSE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 63 kmN
- West Maiden Island 74 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Polmaddie Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire1.7 km E
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Changue Mountain, South Ayrshire1.9 km NE
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Drumneillie Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire2.1 km W
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Haggis Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire2.4 km NE
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Larg Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire2.6 km N
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Craigenreoch Mountain, South Ayrshire2.8 km E
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Knockeen Mountain, South Ayrshire3.4 km N
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Loch Scalloch Lake, Scotland3.1 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Shalloch on Minnoch Mountain, South Ayrshire9.1 km E -
Auchensoul Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire5.8 km NW
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Eldrick Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire6.2 km NE
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Mull of Miljoan Mountain, South Ayrshire6.5 km NW
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Daljedburgh Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire6.5 km N
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Kirkland Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire6.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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