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Cruach Scarba

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°10′36″ N 5°43′20″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach Scarba Cruach Scarba
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
449 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kinuachdrachd
6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
ILY Islay Airport64 km
TRE Tiree Airport80 km

About Cruach Scarba

Cruach Scarba is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 449 m. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Cruach Scarba SE Top and Scarba.

Climate of Cruach Scarba

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 211 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (229 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Cruach Scarba
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°6°8°11°13°14°15°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°9°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2291391711028291113137186203211209

How to get to Cruach Scarba

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 64 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 98 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 64 kmsouthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 80 kmnorthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 82 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 98 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 159 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 173 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 176 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 247 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach Scarba

Within 100 km: 80 historic and cultural sites, 2,897 natural sites, 1,241 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km501 places

  • Scarba Island 1 kmNE
  • Cala Island 20 kmS
  • Torsa Island Island 11 kmNE
  • Shuna Island 9 kmNE

25–60 km1,611 places

  • Colonsay Island 33 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 30 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 55 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 38 kmSW

60–100 km2,106 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 71 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 68 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 85 kmN
  • Troon Beach Beach 97 kmSE

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