Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Kilchattan Bay

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°45′00″ N 5°02′00″ W

Map showing the location of Kilchattan Bay Kilchattan Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
97 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport40 km
GLA Glasgow Airport40 km

About Kilchattan Bay

Kilchattan Bay is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 97 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Suidhe Chatain and Torr Mor.

Climate of Kilchattan Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (168 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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
Climate of Kilchattan Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)16810612977717991108139149153162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kilchattan Bay

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 50 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 40 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 40 kmeast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 54 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 50 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 151 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 233 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kilchattan Bay

Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 2,967 natural sites, 1,170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km245 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 22 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 7 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 9 kmE
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 6 kmSE

25–60 km1,229 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 40 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 33 kmSE
  • Cala Island 46 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 36 kmS

60–100 km2,790 places

  • Colonsay Island 82 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 64 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: