- Elevation
- 20 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport5 km
- ILY Islay Airport49 km
About Calton
Calton is a neighbourhood. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Calton Hill and Springbank Evangelical Church.
Photos of Calton
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Beinn Ghuilean Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Calton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (150 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 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) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 150 | 98 | 115 | 72 | 62 | 73 | 85 | 100 | 119 | 139 | 141 | 142 |
How to get to Calton
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 5 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (66 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 95 km to the south.
Airports
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 5 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 49 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 66 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 95 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 98 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 163 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 201 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 237 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Calton
Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 1,769 natural sites, 841 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km127 places
- Sheep Island Island 16 kmS
- Sanda Island Island 17 kmS
- Island Davaar Island 5 kmE
- Cara Island Island 24 kmN
25–60 km683 places
- Isle of Arran Island 30 kmNE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 58 kmNE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 56 kmNE
- West Maiden Island 56 kmS
60–100 km1,908 places
- Colonsay Island 80 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 62 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 61 kmE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 83 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Calton Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.7 km W
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Springbank Evangelical Church Attraction, Argyll and Bute0.7 km SE
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Lorne & Lowland Parish Church Attraction, Argyll and Bute0.7 km SE
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Whitehill Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.6 km N
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Knock Scalbart Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NE
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Askomill Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km E
Sources & licences
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