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Kilchoan

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°15′47″ N 5°33′36″ W

Map showing the location of Kilchoan Kilchoan
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
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Airports
ILY Islay Airport78 km
GLA Glasgow Airport83 km

About Kilchoan

Kilchoan is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Kilchoan Lochs and Eilean Coltair.

Climate of Kilchoan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (210 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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 Kilchoan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)210128156947886107129174189194195

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Kilchoan

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 78 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (83 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 92 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 78 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 83 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 85 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 151 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 161 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 187 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kilchoan

Within 100 km: 86 historic and cultural sites, 3,304 natural sites, 1,306 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km615 places

  • Scarba Island 13 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 3 kmW
  • Shuna Island 6 kmSW
  • Seil Island 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,723 places

  • Colonsay Island 46 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 43 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 50 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km2,358 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 76 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 68 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 80 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 98 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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