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Glen Massan

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°02′00″ N 5°01′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Massan Glen Massan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
69 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inverchapel
2.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport41 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport65 km

About Glen Massan

Glen Massan is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Creachan Beag and A' Chruach.

Climate of Glen Massan

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 Massan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°16°18°18°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°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 Massan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 51 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 41 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 65 kmsoutheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 79 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 51 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 114 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 170 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glen Massan

Within 100 km: 125 historic and cultural sites, 3,332 natural sites, 1,271 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Isle of Bute Island 23 kmS
  • Green Island Island 16 kmE
  • Eilean Mor Island 24 kmW
  • Windy Hill Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,779 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 50 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 30 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 59 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 35 kmS

60–100 km2,562 places

  • Colonsay Island 75 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmS
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 73 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 90 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Inverchapel Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.1 km E
  • Benmore Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.4 km E
  • Uig Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.8 km SE
  • Sandbank Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.1 km SE
  • Coirantee Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.3 km NE
  • Dunoon Town, Argyll and Bute
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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