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Loch Dearg an Sgòrra

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°41′33″ N 6°07′30″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Dearg an Sgòrra Loch Dearg an Sgòrra
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
268 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Port Ellen
7.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
ILY Islay Airport8 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport40 km

About Loch Dearg an Sgòrra

Loch Dearg an Sgòrra is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 268 m. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Sgorr Bhogachain and Loch Leathan an Sgòrra.

Climate of Loch Dearg an Sgòrra

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (198 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 Dearg an Sgòrra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)198120153967586107125157181179176

How to get to Loch Dearg an Sgòrra

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 8 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 119 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 8 kmwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 40 kmsoutheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 98 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 119 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 123 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 186 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 214 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 263 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Dearg an Sgòrra

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 1,604 natural sites, 836 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km260 places

  • Texa Island Island 9 kmS
  • Oversay Island Island 24 kmW
  • Islay Island 13 kmN
  • Isle of Gigha Island 23 kmE

25–60 km657 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 56 kmE
  • Colonsay Island 42 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 46 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 37 kmN

60–100 km1,587 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 76 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 97 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 94 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Port Ellen Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.5 km SW
  • Kintour Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.8 km E
  • Ardbeg Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.7 km S
  • Ardtalla Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.3 km NE
  • Lagavulin Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.3 km S
  • Isle of Islay Village, Argyll and Bute
    13 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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