- Elevation
- 53 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport8 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport42 km
About Loch nan Gillean
Loch nan Gillean is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 53 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Loch Àrd Achadh and Maol Beag.
Photos of Loch nan Gillean
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Mull of Oa Peter Fairhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch nan Gillean
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (171 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 103 | 129 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 94 | 109 | 136 | 160 | 155 | 151 |
How to get to Loch nan Gillean
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 115 km to the south.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 8 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 42 kmsoutheast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 84 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 115 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 130 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 197 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 227 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 253 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch nan Gillean
Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 1,388 natural sites, 738 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km148 places
- Texa Island Island 8 kmE
- Oversay Island Island 17 kmNW
- Islay Island 22 kmN
- Eilean a’ Chùirn Island 17 kmNE
25–60 km578 places
- Colonsay Island 51 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 55 kmN
- Portstewart Beach Beach 56 kmSW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 58 kmSW
60–100 km1,466 places
- Isle of Arran Island 65 kmE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 87 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 88 kmE
- Benone Beach Beach 62 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballychatrigan Village, Argyll and Bute2 km SE -
Port Ellen Village, Argyll and Bute6.4 km NE
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Kintra Village, Argyll and Bute5.2 km N
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Imeraval Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute5.2 km NE
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Laphroaig Village, Argyll and Bute7.8 km E
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Glenegedale Village, Argyll and Bute8.8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Àrd Achadh Lake, Argyll and Bute0.5 km SE
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Maol Beag Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.1 km SE
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Cnoc Dhugail Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.2 km NE
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Maoile Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.4 km E
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Loch Kinnabus Lake, Argyll and Bute1.2 km SW
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Maol Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.7 km NW
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Lower Glen Astle Natural site, Scotland2 km NW
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Glenastle Loch Lake, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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