Village

Bridge of Orchy

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°30′52″ N 4°46′02″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 152; 152
Elevation: 162 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: GLA Glasgow Airport74 km; EDI Edinburgh Airport107 km

About Bridge of Orchy

Bridge of Orchy is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Population: 152. Elevation: 162 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include River Orchy and Beinn Dorain.

Photos of Bridge of Orchy

Beinn Udlaidh Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Beinn Mhanach Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Beinn Achaladair Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Beinn Dorain Michael Schulze · CC BY-SA 2.5
Stob a' Choire Odhair Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Bridge of Orchy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 238 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (271 mm)
Driest month: June (105 mm)

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Jan

271

Feb

175

Mar

197

Apr

111

May

110

Jun

105

Jul

120

Aug

143

Sep

201

Oct

233

Nov

238

Dec

247

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 Bridge of Orchy
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	7°	10°	14°	16°	17°	17°	15°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	271	175	197	111	110	105	120	143	201	233	238	247

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Bridge of Orchy

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 79 km to the southeast.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 kmsouth
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 107 kmsoutheast
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 108 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 79 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 116 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 177 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 226 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bridge of Orchy

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 4,655 natural sites, 1,308 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km404 places

Fraoch Eilean Island 23 kmSW
Eilean Molach Island 11 kmN
Eilean na Feusaige Island 19 kmSW
Eilean na h-Iolaire Island 12 kmN

25–60 km2,033 places

Eriska Island 40 kmW
Torsa Island Island 60 kmSW
Shuna Island Island 39 kmW
Seil Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km3,647 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 84 kmS
Eigg Island 96 kmNW
Hunterston Sands Beach 88 kmS
Kiloran Beach Beach 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

River Orchy River, Argyll and Bute
1.1 km SW
Beinn Dorain Mountain, Argyll and Bute
3.1 km SE
Beinn Dorain North Top Mountain, Argyll and Bute
2.9 km E
Ben Inverveigh Mountain, Argyll and Bute
2.9 km SW
Allt Orain River, Argyll and Bute
2.8 km W
Beinn an Dothaidh West Top Mountain, Argyll and Bute
3.3 km NE