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Loch Tunnaig

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°09′39″ N 5°21′30″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Tunnaig Loch Tunnaig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
257 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ford
4.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport66 km
ILY Islay Airport77 km

About Loch Tunnaig

Loch Tunnaig is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 257 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Loch na Craoibhe Chaorainn and Dubh Loch.

Climate of Loch Tunnaig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 187 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (204 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Tunnaig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°15°17°17°14°11°9°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)204126154958289108127168184187191

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Tunnaig

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 66 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 76 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 66 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 77 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 83 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 76 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 137 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 151 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 178 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 228 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Loch Tunnaig

Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 3,234 natural sites, 1,305 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km644 places

  • Scarba Island 22 kmW
  • Cala Island 23 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Shuna Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,668 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 52 kmSE
  • Colonsay Island 54 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 56 kmSE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 52 kmW

60–100 km2,335 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 63 kmS
  • Eigg Island 96 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 90 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ford Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.7 km W
  • Torran Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.9 km NW
  • Braevallich Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.2 km NE
  • Crarae Village, Argyll and Bute
    8.4 km SE
  • Carnassarie Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.7 km W
  • Minard Village, Argyll and Bute
    8.2 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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