- Elevation
- 25 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport6 km
- BRR Barra Airport65 km
About Hough Bay
Hough Bay is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Hough and Eilean Ghreasamuill.
Photos of Hough Bay
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Eilean Ghreasamuill Gordon Wilson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hough Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (142 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 98 | 105 | 67 | 53 | 62 | 80 | 98 | 120 | 142 | 138 | 133 |
How to get to Hough Bay
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 6 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 182 km to the east.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 6 kmeast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 65 kmnorthwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 101 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 182 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 222 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 242 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 246 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 306 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hough Bay
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,312 natural sites, 865 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km51 places
- Tiree Island 4 kmE
- Soa Island Island 22 kmE
- Carnan Mor Island 6 kmSE
- Eilean an Eich Island 23 kmE
25–60 km360 places
- Hebrides Island 53 kmN
- Vatersay Island Island 58 kmNW
- Ulva Island 45 kmE
- Treshnish Isles Island 35 kmE
60–100 km1,790 places
- Isle of Skye Island 99 kmNE
- Colonsay Island 67 kmSE
- Eigg Island 66 kmNE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 66 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Hough Mountain, Argyll and Bute1 km N
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Eilean Ghreasamuill Island, Argyll and Bute1.6 km SW
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Hough Bay Natural site, United Kingdom1.7 km NW
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Eilean Mhic Conuill Island, Argyll and Bute2.9 km NE
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Loch Bhasapoll Lake, Argyll and Bute3.2 km NE
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Eilean Aird na Brathan Island, Argyll and Bute3.4 km NE
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Tiree Island, Argyll and Bute3.5 km E
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Beinn Ceann a' Mhara Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.3 km S
Sources & licences
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