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Geal Loch

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°18′36″ N 4°43′11″ W

Map showing the location of Geal Loch Geal Loch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
67 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ardlui
0.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport52 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport90 km

About Geal Loch

Geal Loch is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 67 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Cnap Mor and Stob an Fhithich.

Climate of Geal Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 228 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (258 mm)
Driest month
June (105 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 Geal Loch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)258168185111111105120145198231228233

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Geal Loch

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 57 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 52 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 90 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 103 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 109 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 185 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 205 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Geal Loch

Within 100 km: 136 historic and cultural sites, 4,129 natural sites, 1,295 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km438 places

  • Inishail Island 23 kmW
  • Inchlonaig Island 24 kmS
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 22 kmW
  • Ellens Isle Island 20 kmSE

25–60 km1,990 places

  • Eriska Island 49 kmNW
  • Torsa Island Island 56 kmW
  • Shuna Island Island 52 kmNW
  • Shuna Island 56 kmW

60–100 km3,132 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 86 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 62 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 97 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 95 kmS

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