- Elevation
- 52 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport45 km
- TRE Tiree Airport63 km
About Loch an Sgoltaire
Loch an Sgoltaire is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 52 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Callanta and Eilean Olmsa.
Photos of Loch an Sgoltaire
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Colonsay Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch an Sgoltaire
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (196 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 117 | 145 | 87 | 67 | 77 | 100 | 121 | 157 | 177 | 179 | 174 |
How to get to Loch an Sgoltaire
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 123 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 45 kmsouth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 63 kmnorthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 78 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 123 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 166 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 187 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 203 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 277 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch an Sgoltaire
Within 100 km: 54 historic and cultural sites, 2,154 natural sites, 1,056 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km177 places
- Colonsay Island 3 kmSW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 2 kmN
- Oronsay Island 9 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 11 kmSW
25–60 km1,291 places
- Scarba Island 31 kmE
- Cala Island 37 kmE
- Ulva Island 45 kmN
- Treshnish Isles Island 48 kmN
60–100 km1,796 places
- Isle of Arran Island 79 kmSE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 86 kmSE
- Eigg Island 91 kmN
- Hunterston Sands Beach 90 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Colonsay Village, Argyll and Bute1.8 km W
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Scalasaig Village, Argyll and Bute1.7 km S
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Urugaig Village, Argyll and Bute2.4 km N
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Upper Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute2.8 km SW
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Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute2.8 km SW
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Lower Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute3.7 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Callanta Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.7 km N
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Eilean Olmsa Island, Argyll and Bute1 km E
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Beinn nan Gudairean Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.3 km SW
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Beinn nam Fitheach Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.3 km NE
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Pairc Gharbh Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.7 km NE
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Colonsay Island, Argyll and Bute2.8 km SW
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Beinn an Sgoltaire Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NW
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Kiloran Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute1.9 km N
Sources & licences
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