- Elevation
- 315 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport64 km
- ILY Islay Airport82 km
About Loch nan Sgilleod
Loch nan Sgilleod is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 315 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Dubh Airigh and Loch Leachd.
Climate of Loch nan Sgilleod
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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| 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 Sgilleod
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 64 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 74 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 64 kmsoutheast
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 82 kmsouthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 87 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 74 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 133 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 147 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 181 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 223 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch nan Sgilleod
Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 3,345 natural sites, 1,327 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km632 places
- Torsa Island Island 22 kmW
- Shuna Island 19 kmW
- Luing Island 22 kmW
- Inishail Island 24 kmNE
25–60 km1,699 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 52 kmSE
- Colonsay Island 59 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 57 kmSE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 56 kmW
60–100 km2,449 places
- Isle of Arran Island 65 kmS
- Eigg Island 96 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 90 kmSE
- Troon Beach Beach 82 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Braevallich Village, Argyll and Bute3.7 km N
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Eredine Village, Argyll and Bute5.6 km N
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Portinnisherrich Village, Argyll and Bute5.8 km N
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Crarae Village, Argyll and Bute7.2 km SE
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Kames Village, Argyll and Bute7.1 km N
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Argyllshire Municipality, Argyll and Bute7.9 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Dubh Airigh Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.4 km S
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Loch Leachd Lake, Argyll and Bute0.6 km N
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Cruach an Sgliata Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.1 km S
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Loch Geòidh Lake, Argyll and Bute0.8 km SW
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Loch nan Losgann Lake, Argyll and Bute0.8 km S
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Loch nan Eilean Lake, Argyll and Bute1.1 km W
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Garbh Cruach Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.4 km W
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Cruach Mhic Fhionnlaidh Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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