- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport32 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport65 km
About Faslane Bay
Faslane Bay is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na h-Airighe and Mam Mor.
Photos of Faslane Bay
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Beinn a' Mhanaich Mark Nightingale · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glen Finart John McLeish · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Faslane Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 204 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (229 mm)
- Driest month
- June (95 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 229 | 149 | 164 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 110 | 132 | 180 | 207 | 204 | 208 |
How to get to Faslane Bay
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 32 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 41 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 32 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 65 kmsouth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 89 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 41 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 102 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 178 kmsouthwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 206 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Faslane Bay
Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 3,584 natural sites, 1,297 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km347 places
- Inchlonaig Island 13 kmE
- Inchcailloch Island 16 kmE
- Aber Isle Island 17 kmE
- Bucinch Island 14 kmE
25–60 km1,833 places
- Isle of Arran Island 59 kmSW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 34 kmS
- Troon Beach Beach 59 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 38 kmS
60–100 km2,843 places
- Colonsay Island 87 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmS
- Burntisland Beach Beach 99 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 95 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Garelochhead Village, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NW
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Faslane Port Village, Argyll and Bute0.6 km NW
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Mambeg Village, Argyll and Bute1.6 km W
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Rahane Village, Argyll and Bute2.7 km S
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Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute6.4 km SE
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Shandon Village, Argyll and Bute3.1 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc na h-Airighe Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km W
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Mam Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km SW
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The Fruin Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.7 km SE
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Beinn a' Mhanaich Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.5 km N
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Airlig Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.6 km S
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Beinn Tharsuinn Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.8 km NE
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Beinn Chaorach Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.9 km NE
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Glen Finart Natural site, Argyll and Bute7.3 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Doune Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute8.7 km NE -
Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.7 km N
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Balcnock Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.9 km E
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Clach MacKenny Mountain, Argyll and Bute6 km S
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Glen Fruin Natural site, Argyll and Bute5.5 km E
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Cruachan an Draghair Mountain, Argyll and Bute6.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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