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Am Barr

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°24′25″ N 5°17′02″ W

Map showing the location of Am Barr Am Barr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
157 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Taynuilt
3.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport80 km
TRE Tiree Airport98 km

About Am Barr

Am Barr is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 157 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Cruach Meadhonach and Cruach Airdeny.

Climate of Am Barr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 202 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (215 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).

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Climate of Am Barr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)215139160988793112132178200202205

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Am Barr

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 80 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 88 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 80 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 98 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 101 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 88 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 139 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 143 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 206 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Am Barr

Within 100 km: 91 historic and cultural sites, 3,940 natural sites, 1,401 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km581 places

  • Eriska Island 16 kmNW
  • Shuna Island Island 22 kmN
  • Lismore Island Island 18 kmNW
  • Kerrera Island 18 kmW

25–60 km1,996 places

  • Scarba Island 37 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 49 kmNW
  • Cala Island 48 kmSW
  • Ulva Island 59 kmW

60–100 km2,855 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 90 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 75 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 69 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 77 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Taynuilt Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.7 km NE
  • Fearnoch Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.7 km N
  • Airds Bay Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.3 km NE
  • Achlonan Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    4.3 km NE
  • Brochroy Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    4.4 km NE
  • Oban Town, Argyll and Bute
    12 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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