Village

Isle of Colonsay

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°04′52″ N 6°12′43″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 108; 108
Elevation: 23 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: ILY Islay Airport44 km; TRE Tiree Airport62 km

About Isle of Colonsay

Isle of Colonsay is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Population: 108. Elevation: 23 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Colonsay and Beinn nan Gudairean.

Photos of Isle of Colonsay

Colonsay Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Isle of Colonsay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month: August (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 4°)
Wettest month: January (196 mm)
Driest month: May (67 mm)

8° 4°

9° 5°

11° 6°

14° 8°

15° 10°

17° 12°

15° 11°

13° 9°

10° 6°

8° 5°

Jan

196

Feb

117

Mar

145

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

100

Aug

121

Sep

157

Oct

177

Nov

179

Dec

174

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 Isle of Colonsay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	11°	14°	15°	17°	17°	15°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	4°	4°	5°	6°	8°	10°	12°	12°	11°	9°	6°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	196	117	145	87	67	77	100	121	157	177	179	174

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Isle of Colonsay

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 124 km to the east.

Airports

Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 44 kmsouth
Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 62 kmnorthwest
Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 79 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 124 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 166 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 189 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 205 kmeast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 279 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Isle of Colonsay

Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 2,117 natural sites, 1,040 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

Colonsay Island 2 kmS
Kiloran Beach Beach 3 kmNE
Oronsay Island 8 kmSW
Eilean nan Ròn Island 10 kmS

25–60 km1,238 places

Scarba Island 33 kmE
Cala Island 39 kmE
Ulva Island 45 kmN
Treshnish Isles Island 48 kmN

60–100 km1,806 places

Isle of Arran Island 81 kmSE
Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmSE
Eigg Island 91 kmN
Hunterston Sands Beach 91 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Colonsay Island, Argyll and Bute
1.6 km S
Beinn nan Gudairean Mountain, Argyll and Bute
1 km SE
Carn Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute
1.1 km SW
Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Argyll and Bute
1.6 km N
Binnein Riabhach Mountain, Argyll and Bute
1.8 km W
Cnoc Callanta Mountain, Argyll and Bute
1.8 km NE