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Loch Finlaggan

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°49′44″ N 6°10′39″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Finlaggan Loch Finlaggan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
76 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballygrant
1.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ILY Islay Airport17 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport53 km

About Loch Finlaggan

Loch Finlaggan is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 76 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Mhuireill and Robolls Hill.

Climate of Loch Finlaggan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (179 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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 Finlaggan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)17910713686657899116143166162158

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loch Finlaggan

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 120 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 17 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 53 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 120 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 138 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 187 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 211 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 278 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Finlaggan

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 1,751 natural sites, 930 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Oronsay Island 22 kmN
  • Texa Island Island 24 kmS
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 20 kmN
  • Islay Island 3 kmSW

25–60 km761 places

  • Colonsay Island 27 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 30 kmN
  • Scarba Island 49 kmNE
  • Cala Island 41 kmNE

60–100 km1,665 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 64 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 79 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 81 kmE
  • Portstewart Beach Beach 81 kmSW

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