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Natural site

Culwatty Bay

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°59′34″ N 4°46′12″ W

Map showing the location of Culwatty Bay Culwatty Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Helensburgh
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport25 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport56 km

About Culwatty Bay

Culwatty Bay is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Green Island and Rosneath Bay.

Climate of Culwatty Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 180 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (198 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Culwatty Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)19813114787868799119159180180184

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Culwatty Bay

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 25 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 35 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 25 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 56 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 85 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 98 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 172 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Culwatty Bay

Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 3,565 natural sites, 1,249 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km323 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 16 kmNE
  • Inchcailloch Island 16 kmNE
  • Aber Isle Island 17 kmNE
  • Bucinch Island 16 kmNE

25–60 km1,601 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 53 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 27 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 60 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 51 kmS

60–100 km3,047 places

  • Colonsay Island 91 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 97 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 92 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Helensburgh Town, Argyll and Bute
    3.1 km NE
  • Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.7 km N
  • Rosneath Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.7 km NW
  • Kilcreggan Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.3 km W
  • Greenock City, Inverclyde
    5 km S
  • Gourock Town, Inverclyde
    4.6 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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