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Loch Gair

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°03′54″ N 5°19′47″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Gair Loch Gair
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Lochgair
0.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport60 km
ILY Islay Airport72 km

About Loch Gair

Loch Gair is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Ardcastle Wood and Cnoc Lochgair.

Climate of Loch Gair

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (214 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 Gair
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)214134161988995111132176192194201

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Gair

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 60 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 71 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 60 kmeast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 72 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 73 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 71 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 134 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 153 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 168 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loch Gair

Within 100 km: 110 historic and cultural sites, 3,037 natural sites, 1,250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km581 places

  • Cala Island 18 kmW
  • Shuna Island 24 kmNW
  • Eilean Righ Island 17 kmNW
  • Rèisa Mhic Phaidean Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,609 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 52 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 42 kmSE
  • Colonsay Island 55 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 46 kmSE

60–100 km2,207 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 80 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 72 kmSE
  • Oronsay Island 76 kmNW
  • Ulva Island 73 kmNW

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