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Glen Branter

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°07′47″ N 5°02′36″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Branter Glen Branter
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
40 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenbranter
0.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport48 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport76 km

About Glen Branter

Glen Branter is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Meall Reamhar and Beinn Lagan.

Climate of Glen Branter

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 210 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (234 mm)
Driest month
May (99 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 Glen Branter
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)23414817710699102118140188207210218

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glen Branter

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 57 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 48 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 76 kmsoutheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 87 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 134 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 180 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glen Branter

Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 3,455 natural sites, 1,310 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km434 places

  • Inveruglas Isle Island 25 kmNE
  • Tarbet Isle Island 23 kmNE
  • Wallace's Isle Island 24 kmNE
  • Green Island Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km1,873 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 41 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 46 kmS
  • Scarba Island 42 kmW
  • Eriska Island 50 kmNW

60–100 km2,581 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 60 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 73 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 79 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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Data last updated: · 2 independent sources