- Elevation
- 1,024 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport75 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport109 km
About Drochaid Ghlas
Drochaid Ghlas is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 1,024 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Stob Diamh and Ben Cruachan.
Photos of Drochaid Ghlas
Climate of Drochaid Ghlas
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 213 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (230 mm)
- Driest month
- May (96 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) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 3° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 230 | 150 | 171 | 105 | 96 | 98 | 115 | 137 | 185 | 211 | 213 | 216 |
How to get to Drochaid Ghlas
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 75 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 82 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 75 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 109 kmsouth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 109 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 82 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 130 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 132 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 200 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 211 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Drochaid Ghlas
Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 4,171 natural sites, 1,383 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km487 places
- Eriska Island 22 kmNW
- Inishail Island 7 kmS
- Fraoch Eilean Island 6 kmSE
- Eilean nan Caorach Island 24 kmNW
25–60 km2,079 places
- Scarba Island 47 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 56 kmNW
- Cala Island 56 kmSW
- Torsa Island Island 37 kmSW
60–100 km3,089 places
- Isle of Arran Island 93 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 75 kmS
- Colonsay Island 80 kmSW
- Eigg Island 83 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lochawe Village, Argyll and Bute5.2 km SE
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Bridge of Awe Village, Argyll and Bute5.2 km W
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Ardanaiseig Village, Argyll and Bute6 km S
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Stronmilchan Village, Argyll and Bute7.3 km E
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Ardmaddy Village, Argyll and Bute7.8 km N
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Achlonan Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute7.6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stob Diamh Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.1 km E -
Ben Cruachan Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.4 km W -
Stob Garbh Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.3 km E
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Sron an Isean Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.6 km E
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Meall Cuanail Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.8 km SW
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Beinn a' Chochuill Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.3 km NE -
Stob Dearg Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.1 km W
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Glen Noe Natural site, Argyll and Bute2.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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