- Elevation
- 372 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport64 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport93 km
About Loch nan Car
Loch nan Car is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 372 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Loch an Eilein Duibh and Loch Sionnaich.
Climate of Loch nan Car
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 206 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (225 mm)
- Driest month
- May (92 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 225 | 142 | 167 | 103 | 92 | 97 | 116 | 138 | 183 | 205 | 206 | 211 |
How to get to Loch nan Car
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 64 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 72 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 64 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 93 kmsoutheast
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 93 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 72 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 128 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 138 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 191 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch nan Car
Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 3,628 natural sites, 1,379 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km591 places
- Inishail Island 13 kmNE
- Fraoch Eilean Island 16 kmNE
- Eilean Mhic Chrion Island 24 kmSW
- Kilmaronag Islands Island 25 kmNW
25–60 km1,841 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 57 kmS
- Scarba Island 34 kmW
- Eriska Island 33 kmNW
- Cala Island 39 kmSW
60–100 km2,686 places
- Isle of Arran Island 74 kmS
- Colonsay Island 68 kmW
- Eigg Island 93 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 95 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inveraray Village, Argyll and Bute7.4 km SE -
Argyllshire Municipality, Argyll and Bute4.5 km W
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Ardchonnell Village, Argyll and Bute4.5 km W
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Kames Village, Argyll and Bute5.3 km W
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Inverinan Beag Village, Argyll and Bute5.4 km NW
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South Tullich Village, Argyll and Bute5.5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch an Eilein Duibh Lake, Argyll and Bute0.5 km W
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Loch Sionnaich Lake, Argyll and Bute0.8 km W
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Lochan Erallich Lake, Argyll and Bute1.6 km S
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Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km S
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Lochan Dubh Mhuilinn Lake, Argyll and Bute1.9 km SW
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Garbh Achadh Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.3 km SE
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Lochan Allt an Sgadain Lake, Argyll and Bute2.2 km SW
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Lochan Eisge Mhòir Lake, Argyll and Bute2.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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