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Loch Awe

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°18′00″ N 5°14′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Awe Loch Awe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inverinan Beag
0 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport69 km
ILY Islay Airport94 km

About Loch Awe

Loch Awe is a river. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Eoghainn and Sron Gharbh.

Climate of Loch Awe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 206 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (225 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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 Awe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)2251421671039297116138183205206211

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loch Awe

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 78 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 94 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 98 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 78 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 132 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 141 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 195 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 214 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loch Awe

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 3,687 natural sites, 1,387 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km632 places

  • Torsa Island Island 24 kmW
  • Shuna Island 25 kmW
  • Kerrera Island 23 kmNW
  • Inishail Island 12 kmNE

25–60 km1,813 places

  • Scarba Island 33 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 59 kmNW
  • Eriska Island 28 kmNW
  • Cala Island 40 kmSW

60–100 km2,735 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 78 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 62 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 66 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 88 kmNW

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