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Calve Island

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°36′58″ N 6°02′09″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tobermory
2.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport53 km
BRR Barra Airport97 km

About Calve Island

Calve Island is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Dheanish and Cnap a' Chailbhe.

Climate of Calve Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 7° · Rain 248 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (264 mm)
Driest month
May (97 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 Calve Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°7°
Average low (°C)5°4°5°6°9°11°13°13°11°9°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)26416020311897102128156218236248240

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Calve Island

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 138 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 53 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 97 kmnorthwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 189 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 191 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 225 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 247 kmeast

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

Day trips from Calve Island

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,240 natural sites, 1,288 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km364 places

  • Oronsay Island 8 kmNE
  • Ulva Island 19 kmSW
  • Eilean Shona Island 21 kmNE
  • Isle of Mull Island 24 kmS

25–60 km1,436 places

  • Eigg Island 33 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 58 kmS
  • Scarba Island 52 kmS
  • Eriska Island 39 kmE

60–100 km2,761 places

  • Hebrides Island 62 kmNW
  • Isle of Skye Island 77 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 85 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 62 kmS

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