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Glen Forsa

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°30′36″ N 5°54′16″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Forsa Glen Forsa
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport59 km
ILY Islay Airport95 km

About Glen Forsa

Glen Forsa is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 12 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include River Forsa and Cnoc Maol Mhucaig.

Climate of Glen Forsa

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 255 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (272 mm)
Driest month
May (101 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 Forsa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°7°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°9°11°13°12°11°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)272165209121101105132160223241255249

How to get to Glen Forsa

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 59 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 125 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 59 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 95 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 125 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 179 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 181 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 213 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 243 kmeast

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

Day trips from Glen Forsa

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 3,302 natural sites, 1,306 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km356 places

  • Oronsay Island 17 kmN
  • Ulva Island 20 kmW
  • Isle of Mull Island 10 kmS
  • Mâisgeir Island 25 kmW

25–60 km1,719 places

  • Colonsay Island 53 kmS
  • Eigg Island 46 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 49 kmS
  • Scarba Island 38 kmS

60–100 km2,577 places

  • Hebrides Island 75 kmNW
  • Isle of Skye Island 90 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 98 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 86 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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