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Natural site

Carsaig Bay

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°18′00″ N 5°59′00″ W

Map showing the location of Carsaig Bay Carsaig Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Carsaig
2.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport59 km
ILY Islay Airport71 km

About Carsaig Bay

Carsaig Bay is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Cnocan Buidhe and Beinn Chreagach.

Climate of Carsaig Bay

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 236 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (257 mm)
Driest month
May (94 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 Carsaig Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)2571551981169499125153207227236230

How to get to Carsaig Bay

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 59 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 118 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 59 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 71 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 98 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 118 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 178 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 187 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 190 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 256 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carsaig Bay

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 2,771 natural sites, 1,203 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km294 places

  • Scarba Island 21 kmSE
  • Torsa Island Island 23 kmE
  • Seil Island 21 kmE
  • Isle of Mull Island 14 kmN

25–60 km1,620 places

  • Colonsay Island 30 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 25 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 40 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km2,108 places

  • Hebrides Island 90 kmNW
  • Isle of Arran Island 90 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 89 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 68 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Carsaig Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.9 km N
  • Pennyghael Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.4 km N
  • Killunaig Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.6 km NW
  • Pennycross Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.7 km NW
  • Beach Village, Argyll and Bute
    9 km NW
  • Lochbuie Village, Argyll and Bute
    9.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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