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Carsaig Hill

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°01′56″ N 5°37′39″ W

Map showing the location of Carsaig Hill Carsaig Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
85 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tayvallich
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ILY Islay Airport55 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport66 km

About Carsaig Hill

Carsaig Hill is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 85 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Torr Mor and Cnoc a' Loch an Fhir Mhaoil.

Climate of Carsaig Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 184 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (201 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)201122151927785105125164180184186

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carsaig Hill

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 55 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (77 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 88 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 55 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 66 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 77 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 88 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 152 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 161 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 171 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 250 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Carsaig Hill

Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 2,701 natural sites, 1,208 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km522 places

  • Scarba Island 18 kmN
  • Cala Island 3 kmSE
  • Shuna Island 21 kmN
  • Eilean Mòr Island 15 kmNW

25–60 km1,532 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 54 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 53 kmSE
  • Colonsay Island 37 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 57 kmSE

60–100 km1,956 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 89 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 82 kmSE
  • Oronsay Island 72 kmN
  • Ulva Island 63 kmNW

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