- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport3 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport44 km
About Kintra
Kintra is a village. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 8 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Loch an Lìn and Loch Muchairt.
Climate of Kintra
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (171 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 103 | 129 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 94 | 109 | 136 | 160 | 155 | 151 |
How to get to Kintra
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 3 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 120 km to the south.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 3 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 44 kmsoutheast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 89 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 120 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 128 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 195 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 224 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 258 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kintra
Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 1,447 natural sites, 772 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km213 places
- Texa Island Island 8 kmSE
- Oversay Island Island 16 kmW
- Islay Island 17 kmN
- Eilean a’ Chùirn Island 15 kmE
25–60 km555 places
- Colonsay Island 46 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 50 kmN
- Oronsay Island 40 kmN
- Cala Island 57 kmNE
60–100 km1,516 places
- Isle of Arran Island 64 kmE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 85 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 86 kmE
- Portstewart Beach Beach 61 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch an Lìn Lake, Argyll and Bute0.5 km S
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Loch Muchairt Lake, Argyll and Bute1.2 km SE
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Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.2 km SW
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Loch nan Gabhar Lake, Argyll and Bute1.6 km E
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Loch Eidhinn Lake, Argyll and Bute1.8 km NE
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Loch na Maolaig Lake, Argyll and Bute2.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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