- Elevation
- 236 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport47 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport87 km
About Glen Gyle
Glen Gyle is a natural site. Location: Stirling, Scotland. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Maol Breac a' Bhealaich and Stob a' Choin Dhuibh.
Climate of Glen Gyle
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 235 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (272 mm)
- Driest month
- June (107 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 272 | 177 | 188 | 111 | 120 | 107 | 121 | 147 | 203 | 240 | 235 | 239 |
How to get to Glen Gyle
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 52 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 47 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 87 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 87 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 52 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 105 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 182 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 205 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Gyle
Within 100 km: 156 historic and cultural sites, 4,066 natural sites, 1,250 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km454 places
- Inchlonaig Island 20 kmS
- Inchcailloch Island 23 kmS
- Ellens Isle Island 14 kmSE
- Aber Isle Island 25 kmS
25–60 km1,860 places
- Eriska Island 55 kmNW
- Shuna Island Island 58 kmNW
- Kerrera Island 59 kmW
- Inishail Island 29 kmW
60–100 km3,158 places
- Isle of Arran Island 85 kmSW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 92 kmS
- Troon Beach Beach 83 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glengyle Village, Stirling2.1 km E
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Stronachlachar Village, Stirling4.4 km SE
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Inversnaid Village, Stirling5.4 km SW
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Ardlui Village, Argyll and Bute5.8 km W
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Inverarnan Village, Stirling7.4 km NW
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Inveruglas Village, Argyll and Bute6.3 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Maol Breac a' Bhealaich Mountain, Stirling0.9 km SW
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Stob a' Choin Dhuibh Mountain, Stirling0.9 km SW
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Maol Mor Mountain, Stirling1.2 km S
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Beinn a' Choin Mountain, Stirling1.7 km W
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Maol an Fhithich Mountain, Stirling2.3 km W
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Meall Mor Mountain, Stirling2.3 km NE
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Meall Mor Far West Top Mountain, Stirling2.4 km N
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Stob an Fhainne Mountain, Stirling2.4 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn Chabhair Mountain, Stirling4.7 km N -
An Caisteal Mountain, Stirling6.2 km N -
Stob Bealach nan Corp Mountain, Stirling2.8 km N
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Stob nan Eighrach Mountain, Stirling3.1 km W
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Beinn Ducteach Mountain, Stirling3.1 km NW
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Stob an Duibhe Mountain, Stirling3.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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