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Leacannwater

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°09′00″ N 5°11′00″ W

Map showing the location of Leacannwater Leacannwater
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Furnace
0.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport56 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport82 km

About Leacannwater

Leacannwater is a river. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Garbh Shror and Eilean Math-ghamhna.

Climate of Leacannwater

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (214 mm)
Driest month
May (89 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 Leacannwater
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)214134161988995111132176192194201

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Leacannwater

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 56 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 66 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 56 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 82 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 85 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 66 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 126 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 141 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 179 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Leacannwater

Within 100 km: 113 historic and cultural sites, 3,373 natural sites, 1,316 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km554 places

  • Inishail Island 25 kmN
  • Eilean Righ Island 22 kmW
  • Eilean Mhic Chrion Island 22 kmW
  • Dun Righ Island 23 kmW

25–60 km1,761 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 46 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 50 kmS
  • Scarba Island 33 kmW
  • Eriska Island 45 kmN

60–100 km2,487 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 61 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 65 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 84 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 75 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Furnace Village, Argyll and Bute
    0.4 km N
  • Newton Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.8 km SE
  • Pennymore Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.5 km E
  • Crarae Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.3 km SW
  • Kenmore Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.6 km NE
  • Claonairi Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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