- Elevation
- 148 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport44 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport66 km
About Glen Tarsan
Glen Tarsan is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Sgorach Mor and Creag a' Chanuill.
Climate of Glen Tarsan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 210 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 234 | 148 | 177 | 106 | 99 | 102 | 118 | 140 | 188 | 207 | 210 | 218 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Glen Tarsan
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 54 km to the east.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 44 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 66 kmsoutheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 75 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 54 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 118 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 140 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 167 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Tarsan
Within 100 km: 122 historic and cultural sites, 3,230 natural sites, 1,266 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km395 places
- Isle of Bute Island 20 kmS
- Green Island Island 20 kmE
- Eilean Aoidhe Island 23 kmSW
- Eilean Mor Island 20 kmW
25–60 km1,748 places
- Isle of Arran Island 48 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 30 kmS
- Troon Beach Beach 59 kmSE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 34 kmS
60–100 km2,475 places
- Colonsay Island 71 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmSE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 69 kmW
- Oronsay Island 89 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgorach Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.8 km E
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Creag a' Chanuill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km E
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Cruach Neuran Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km S
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Gleann Laoigh Natural site, Argyll and Bute2.8 km NW
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Cnoc Madaidh Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.2 km SW
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An Creachan Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.3 km NE
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Cruach nan Cuilean Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.6 km W
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Cruach nan Caorach Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.6 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources