- Population
- 4,500
- 4.5K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport5 km
- ILY Islay Airport50 km
About Campbeltown
Campbeltown is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Population: 4,500. Elevation: 5 m.
Campbeltown ( ; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or Ceann Locha) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre Peninsula. The population of Campbeltown was 4,425 in 2022, indicating a decrease since the 2011 census. Campbeltown is an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing port.
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Photos of Campbeltown
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Beinn Ghuilean Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Campbeltown
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 6° · 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).
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| 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° | 11° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 150 | 98 | 115 | 72 | 62 | 73 | 85 | 100 | 119 | 139 | 141 | 142 |
How to get to Campbeltown
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 50 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 Campbeltown
Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 1,775 natural sites, 836 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km124 places
- Sheep Island Island 15 kmS
- Sanda Island Island 16 kmS
- Island Davaar Island 4 kmE
- Cara Island Island 25 kmN
25–60 km676 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 km1,919 places
- Colonsay Island 81 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 61 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 61 kmE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 84 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Springbank Evangelical Church Attraction, Argyll and Bute<0.1 km W
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Lorne & Lowland Parish Church Attraction, Argyll and Bute0.1 km S
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Calton Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.3 km NW
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Askomill Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.8 km NE
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Whitehill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km N
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Knock Scalbart Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources