Village

Failford

Located in South Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°30′16″ N 4°26′27″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 58 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 Airport41 km

About Failford

Failford is a village. Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 58 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Raith Hill and Mauchline Hill.

Climate of Failford

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: October (139 mm)
Driest month: April (63 mm)

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Jan

132

Feb

Mar

104

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

122

Oct

139

Nov

135

Dec

130

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 Failford
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	8°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	132	94	104	63	66	66	75	92	122	139	135	130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Failford

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 42 km to the north.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 9 kmwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 41 kmnorth
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 79 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 42 kmnorth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 139 kmsouthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 141 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 189 kmeast

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

Day trips from Failford

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,127 natural sites, 893 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km143 places

Ayr Beach Beach 14 kmW
Troon Beach Beach 14 kmW
Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 18 kmE
Broad Craig Island 23 kmSW

25–60 km1,220 places

Isle of Arran Island 52 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 42 kmNW
Hunterston Sands Beach 38 kmNW
Pladda Island 44 kmW

60–100 km2,835 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 88 kmSE
Burntisland Beach Beach 98 kmNE
Cramond beach Beach 89 kmNE
Portobello Beach Beach 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Raith Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire
5.5 km SW
Mauchline Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
5.2 km E
Hill of Barnweil Mountain, South Ayrshire
6.3 km NW
Killoch Colliery Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
5.6 km S
Lindston Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire
12 km SW
Tarbeg Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire
6 km SE