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Loch Assapol

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°18′00″ N 6°12′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Assapol Loch Assapol
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
40 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ardchiavaig
1.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport47 km
ILY Islay Airport69 km

About Loch Assapol

Loch Assapol is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 40 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Dun a' Gheird and Blar na Coinnich.

Climate of Loch Assapol

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 200 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (214 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Loch Assapol
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°9°10°14°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)214130158957583107131174193200191

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Assapol

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 130 km to the east.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 47 kmnorthwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 69 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 130 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 191 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 190 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 200 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 268 kmeast

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

Day trips from Loch Assapol

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 2,402 natural sites, 1,096 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km203 places

  • Kiloran Beach Beach 22 kmS
  • Ulva Island 21 kmN
  • Soa Island Island 16 kmW
  • Rèidh Eilean Island 16 kmW

25–60 km1,419 places

  • Colonsay Island 26 kmS
  • Scarba Island 33 kmSE
  • Oronsay Island 44 kmNE
  • Oronsay Island 32 kmS

60–100 km1,913 places

  • Hebrides Island 83 kmNW
  • Isle of Arran Island 98 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 99 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ardchiavaig Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.9 km SW
  • Lee Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.1 km N
  • Kilpatrick Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.1 km NE
  • Bunessan Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.8 km NW
  • Bunessan Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.8 km NW
  • Leob Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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