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Loch nam Breac

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°43′26″ N 6°07′50″ W

Map showing the location of Loch nam Breac Loch nam Breac
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
326 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Barr
4.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
ILY Islay Airport9 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport42 km

About Loch nam Breac

Loch nam Breac is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 326 m. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Stob Loch nam Breac and Beinn Bhàn.

Climate of Loch nam Breac

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (198 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 nam Breac
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°13°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)198120153967586107125157181179176

How to get to Loch nam Breac

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 9 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 119 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 9 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 42 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 98 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 119 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 126 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 186 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 213 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 266 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch nam Breac

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 1,641 natural sites, 864 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km276 places

  • Texa Island Island 12 kmS
  • Oversay Island Island 25 kmW
  • Islay Island 10 kmNW
  • Isle of Gigha Island 24 kmE

25–60 km657 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 57 kmE
  • Colonsay Island 39 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 42 kmN
  • Scarba Island 57 kmNE

60–100 km1,636 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 76 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 98 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 95 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 78 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Barr Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.9 km N
  • Isle of Islay Village, Argyll and Bute
    9.6 km NW
  • Ardtalla Village, Argyll and Bute
    6 km E
  • Mulindry Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.1 km NW
  • Bowmore Village, Argyll and Bute
    10 km W
  • Port Ellen Village, Argyll and Bute
    11 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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