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Beinn a' Chaolais

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°53′19″ N 6°01′03″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn a' Chaolais Beinn a' Chaolais
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
735 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Jura
5.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
ILY Islay Airport27 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport54 km

About Beinn a' Chaolais

Beinn a' Chaolais is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 735 m. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Mhearsamail and Paps of Jura.

Climate of Beinn a' Chaolais

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 191 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (210 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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 Beinn a' Chaolais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°7°10°11°13°13°11°8°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)210126160997888111130167189191187

How to get to Beinn a' Chaolais

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 27 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 110 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 27 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 54 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 110 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 144 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 176 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 200 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 279 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Beinn a' Chaolais

Within 100 km: 74 historic and cultural sites, 1,997 natural sites, 1,023 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km310 places

  • Colonsay Island 23 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 21 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 20 kmNW
  • Eilean Mór Island 18 kmE

25–60 km1,085 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 58 kmSE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 26 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 38 kmNE
  • Cala Island 29 kmNE

60–100 km1,699 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 70 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 99 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 94 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 73 kmE

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