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Loch Shuna

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°13′00″ N 5°33′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Shuna Loch Shuna
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
65 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craobh Haven
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ILY Islay Airport74 km
GLA Glasgow Airport79 km

About Loch Shuna

Loch Shuna is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 65 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Mullach Dubh and Eilean an Dùin.

Climate of Loch Shuna

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (210 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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 Shuna
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)210128156947886107129174189194195

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Shuna

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 74 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (79 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 90 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 74 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 79 kmsoutheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 87 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 149 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 162 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 182 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 235 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loch Shuna

Within 100 km: 88 historic and cultural sites, 3,201 natural sites, 1,288 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km632 places

  • Scarba Island 11 kmW
  • Cala Island 23 kmS
  • Torsa Island Island 6 kmNW
  • Shuna Island 3 kmW

25–60 km1,649 places

  • Colonsay Island 45 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 41 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 55 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 50 kmSW

60–100 km2,296 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 71 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 64 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 85 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 94 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Craobh Haven Village, Argyll and Bute
    0.8 km S
  • Arduaine Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.7 km N
  • Lunga Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.9 km S
  • Barravullin Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.7 km E
  • Kames Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.6 km NE
  • Ardfern Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.1 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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