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Loch Dubh-mòr

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°16′45″ N 5°24′22″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Dubh-mòr Loch Dubh-mòr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
221 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilmelford
4.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport76 km
ILY Islay Airport85 km

About Loch Dubh-mòr

Loch Dubh-mòr is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 221 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Creagan Airich Chaimbeulaich and Cruach Maolachy.

Climate of Loch Dubh-mòr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 208 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (226 mm)
Driest month
May (89 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 Dubh-mòr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°15°17°17°14°11°9°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2261411691038996116138185204208211

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Dubh-mòr

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 76 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 85 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 85 kmsouthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 94 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 142 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 152 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 190 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loch Dubh-mòr

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 3,487 natural sites, 1,359 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km680 places

  • Scarba Island 22 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 13 kmW
  • Shuna Island 14 kmSW
  • Seil Island 15 kmW

25–60 km1,760 places

  • Colonsay Island 56 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 52 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 53 kmNW
  • Eriska Island 28 kmN

60–100 km2,500 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 76 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 65 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 83 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 95 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilmelford Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.7 km SW
  • Melfort Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.5 km W
  • Bragleenbeg Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.7 km N
  • Ardanstur Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.7 km W
  • Dalavich Village, Argyll and Bute
    8 km E
  • Kames Village, Argyll and Bute
    8.2 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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