Loch Staosnaig
Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°03′00″ N 6°11′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport41 km
- TRE Tiree Airport66 km
About Loch Staosnaig
Loch Staosnaig is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc an t-Samhla and Colonsay.
Photos of Loch Staosnaig
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Colonsay Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Staosnaig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (196 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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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| 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° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 117 | 145 | 87 | 67 | 77 | 100 | 121 | 157 | 177 | 179 | 174 |
How to get to Loch Staosnaig
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 41 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 122 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 41 kmsouth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 66 kmnorthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 75 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 122 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 163 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 187 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 204 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 279 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Staosnaig
Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 2,086 natural sites, 1,046 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km194 places
- Colonsay Island 3 kmNW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 6 kmN
- Oronsay Island 6 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 8 kmSW
25–60 km1,218 places
- Scarba Island 33 kmNE
- Cala Island 36 kmE
- Ulva Island 48 kmN
- Treshnish Isles Island 52 kmN
60–100 km1,778 places
- Isle of Arran Island 77 kmSE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 85 kmE
- Eigg Island 95 kmN
- Hunterston Sands Beach 88 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc an t-Samhla Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.5 km W
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Colonsay Island, Argyll and Bute2.8 km NW
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Meall an Arbhair Island, Argyll and Bute1.5 km SW
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Cnoc na Faire Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.8 km N
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Beinn Arnicil Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.2 km W
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Carn Airigh Shomhairle Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.3 km NW
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Beinn Eibhne Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km SW
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Loch Fada Lake, Argyll and Bute2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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