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Loch na Cruaiche

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°14′32″ N 5°27′53″ W

Map showing the location of Loch na Cruaiche Loch na Cruaiche
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
131 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilmelford
2.2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport76 km
ILY Islay Airport80 km

About Loch na Cruaiche

Loch na Cruaiche is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 131 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Cruach na Seilcheig and Loch an Daimh.

Climate of Loch na Cruaiche

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 208 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
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 na Cruaiche
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°10°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)2261411691038996116138185204208211

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch na Cruaiche

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 76 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 86 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 80 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 86 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 145 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 156 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 185 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loch na Cruaiche

Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 3,342 natural sites, 1,320 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km655 places

  • Scarba Island 17 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 9 kmW
  • Shuna Island 9 kmW
  • Seil Island 13 kmNW

25–60 km1,714 places

  • Colonsay Island 51 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 47 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 55 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km2,385 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 73 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 63 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 85 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilmelford Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.2 km N
  • Melfort Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.6 km NW
  • Kames Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.7 km W
  • Ardanstur Village, Argyll and Bute
    4 km NW
  • Barravullin Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.5 km SW
  • Arduaine Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.4 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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