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Finlas Water

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°04′00″ N 4°38′00″ W

Map showing the location of Finlas Water Finlas Water
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
18 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Luss
3.8 km N
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 Airport63 km

About Finlas Water

Finlas Water is a river. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Inchmoan and Inchmurrin.

Climate of Finlas Water

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 170 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (190 mm)
Driest month
June (79 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 Finlas Water
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)19012613480847991111149175170171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Finlas Water

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 25 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 32 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 25 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 63 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 32 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 91 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 112 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 183 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Finlas Water

Within 100 km: 164 historic and cultural sites, 3,703 natural sites, 1,191 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km383 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 4 kmN
  • Inchcailloch Island 5 kmE
  • Ellens Isle Island 22 kmNE
  • Aber Isle Island 6 kmE

25–60 km1,571 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 38 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 59 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 41 kmSW
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km3,104 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 65 kmSW
  • Colonsay Island 99 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Luss Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.8 km N
  • Aldochlay Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.2 km N
  • Inchmurrin Village, West Dunbartonshire
    3 km SE
  • Helensburgh Town, Argyll and Bute
    8.9 km SW
  • Balloch Village, West Dunbartonshire
    8.1 km SE
  • Alexandria Town, West Dunbartonshire
    8.6 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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