- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport20 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport64 km
About Loch Ruime
Loch Ruime is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Sliabh Mor and Loch Còrr.
Climate of Loch Ruime
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (174 mm)
- Driest month
- May (61 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) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 174 | 106 | 130 | 80 | 61 | 74 | 94 | 112 | 138 | 162 | 159 | 154 |
How to get to Loch Ruime
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 135 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 20 kmsoutheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 64 kmsoutheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 78 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 135 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 142 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 201 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 225 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 280 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Ruime
Within 100 km: 52 historic and cultural sites, 1,575 natural sites, 872 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km185 places
- Oronsay Island 21 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 19 kmNE
- Oversay Island Island 20 kmS
- Islay Island 14 kmE
25–60 km554 places
- Colonsay Island 27 kmNE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 32 kmNE
- Scarba Island 57 kmNE
- Cala Island 54 kmE
60–100 km1,760 places
- Isle of Arran Island 78 kmE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 94 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 96 kmE
- Portstewart Beach Beach 78 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sanaigmore Village, Argyll and Bute0.6 km N
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Kilnave Village, Argyll and Bute4.5 km NE
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Gruinart Village, Argyll and Bute5 km SE
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Ardnave Village, Argyll and Bute5.2 km NE
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Kilchoman Village, Argyll and Bute7 km S
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Bruichladdich Village, Argyll and Bute9.3 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sliabh Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km SW
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Loch Còrr Lake, Argyll and Bute1.5 km SW
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Creagan Breaca Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NW
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Cnoc an Tighe Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km W
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An Diollaid Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km NW
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Cnoc Uamh nam Fear Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km W
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Beinn nam Fitheach Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km W
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Eilean Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.9 km W
Sources & licences
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