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Kilchoan Lochs

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°16′12″ N 5°33′17″ W

Map showing the location of Kilchoan Lochs Kilchoan Lochs
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
123 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilchoan
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
ILY Islay Airport79 km
GLA Glasgow Airport83 km

About Kilchoan Lochs

Kilchoan Lochs is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 123 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Creag Bealach a' Chraois and Druim an Fhaillich.

Climate of Kilchoan Lochs

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 Lochs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°14°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°11°11°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)210128156947886107129174189194195

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Kilchoan Lochs

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 79 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (83 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 93 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 79 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 83 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 85 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 151 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 161 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 188 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kilchoan Lochs

Within 100 km: 86 historic and cultural sites, 3,330 natural sites, 1,309 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km622 places

  • Scarba Island 14 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 4 kmW
  • Shuna Island 7 kmSW
  • Seil Island 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,728 places

  • Colonsay Island 47 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 43 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 49 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km2,375 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 77 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 69 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 80 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilchoan Village, Argyll and Bute
    0.8 km S
  • Caddleton Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.1 km NW
  • Ardanstur Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.6 km E
  • Kilbrandon Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.2 km NW
  • Kames Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.3 km SE
  • Melfort Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.8 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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