- Elevation
- 19 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport14 km
- ILY Islay Airport55 km
About Carskey
Carskey is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 19 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Portan Aluinn and Strone Glen.
Photos of Carskey
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Beinn na Lice Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse Steve Partridge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Carskey
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (152 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° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 102 | 116 | 74 | 62 | 71 | 84 | 98 | 118 | 142 | 143 | 143 |
How to get to Carskey
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 14 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (74 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 81 km to the south.
Airports
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 14 kmnorth
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 55 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 81 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 110 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 173 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 214 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 223 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carskey
Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 1,553 natural sites, 663 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km79 places
- Sheep Island Island 8 kmE
- Sanda Island Island 8 kmSE
- Island Davaar Island 16 kmNE
- Glunimore Island Island 9 kmE
25–60 km495 places
- Isle of Arran Island 43 kmNE
- West Maiden Island 42 kmS
- Texa Island Island 45 kmNW
- Sheep Island Island 42 kmW
60–100 km1,734 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 71 kmNE
- Colonsay Island 90 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 70 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Portan Aluinn Island, Argyll and Bute0.9 km S
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Strone Glen Natural site, Scotland1.4 km NW
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Keil Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km E
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Carskey Bay Natural site, Scotland1.2 km SE
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Corr nan Long Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km NW
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Cnoc Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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