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Balantyre Hill

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°15′26″ N 5°05′47″ W

Map showing the location of Balantyre Hill Balantyre Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
170 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inveraray
3.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport60 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport90 km

About Balantyre Hill

Balantyre Hill is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 170 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Glen Aray and Sron Reithe.

Climate of Balantyre Hill

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 (222 mm)
Driest month
May (93 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 Balantyre Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°17°17°15°11°9°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2221421631009396112135179202202208

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Balantyre Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 68 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 60 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 90 kmsouth
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 123 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 133 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 192 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Balantyre Hill

Within 100 km: 116 historic and cultural sites, 3,695 natural sites, 1,382 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km527 places

  • Inishail Island 12 kmN
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 14 kmN
  • Island I Vow Island 25 kmE
  • Inveruglas Isle Island 24 kmE

25–60 km1,886 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 56 kmS
  • Scarba Island 39 kmW
  • Eriska Island 36 kmNW
  • Cala Island 42 kmSW

60–100 km2,780 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 74 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 73 kmW
  • Eigg Island 97 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 93 kmS

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