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Loch Gaineamhach

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°09′18″ N 5°21′38″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Gaineamhach Loch Gaineamhach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
287 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ford
4.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport66 km
ILY Islay Airport77 km

About Loch Gaineamhach

Loch Gaineamhach is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 287 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Sidh Mor and Cnoc Loch Gainmheach.

Climate of Loch Gaineamhach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 187 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (204 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Gaineamhach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)204126154958289108127168184187191

How to get to Loch Gaineamhach

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 66 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 76 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 66 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 77 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 83 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 76 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 137 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 152 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 228 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loch Gaineamhach

Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 3,218 natural sites, 1,302 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km644 places

  • Scarba Island 22 kmW
  • Cala Island 22 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Shuna Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,654 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 51 kmSE
  • Colonsay Island 54 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 56 kmSE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 52 kmW

60–100 km2,330 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 62 kmS
  • Eigg Island 97 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 89 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 81 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ford Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.7 km W
  • Torran Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.2 km NW
  • Lochgilphead City, Argyll and Bute
    14 km S
  • Carnassarie Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.5 km W
  • Crarae Village, Argyll and Bute
    8.2 km SE
  • Braevallich Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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