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Loch Baile Mhic Chailein

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°34′41″ N 5°13′15″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Baile Mhic Chailein Loch Baile Mhic Chailein
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fasnacloich
0.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport93 km
TRE Tiree Airport102 km

About Loch Baile Mhic Chailein

Loch Baile Mhic Chailein is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Creag na h-Atha and Glen Creran.

Climate of Loch Baile Mhic Chailein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 245 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (262 mm)
Driest month
May (101 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 Baile Mhic Chailein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°12°10°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)262170203115101107128152210235245251

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loch Baile Mhic Chailein

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 93 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 99 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 93 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 102 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 119 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 139 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 201 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 225 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Baile Mhic Chailein

Within 100 km: 79 historic and cultural sites, 4,432 natural sites, 1,384 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km479 places

  • Eriska Island 13 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 11 kmW
  • Lismore Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 24 kmSE

25–60 km2,182 places

  • Scarba Island 54 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 44 kmW
  • Torsa Island Island 43 kmSW
  • Shuna Island 47 kmSW

60–100 km3,234 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 84 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 68 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 97 kmS

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