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Lochan Dubh

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°45′24″ N 6°06′45″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan Dubh Lochan Dubh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
304 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Barr
2.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
ILY Islay Airport12 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport45 km

About Lochan Dubh

Lochan Dubh is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 304 m. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Glas Bheinn and Lochanan Ghlas-b heinn.

Climate of Lochan Dubh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (198 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Lochan Dubh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°14°16°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)198120153967586107125157181179176

How to get to Lochan Dubh

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 117 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 12 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 45 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 95 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 117 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 130 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 184 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 211 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 270 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lochan Dubh

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 1,700 natural sites, 911 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km286 places

  • Texa Island Island 16 kmS
  • Islay Island 7 kmNW
  • Isle of Gigha Island 24 kmE
  • Eilean a’ Chùirn Island 11 kmSE

25–60 km725 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 57 kmE
  • Colonsay Island 35 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 39 kmN
  • Scarba Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,666 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 75 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 98 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 95 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Barr Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.6 km NW
  • Isle of Islay Village, Argyll and Bute
    8.5 km W
  • Mulindry Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.8 km W
  • Ardtalla Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.4 km SE
  • Bowmore Village, Argyll and Bute
    11 km W
  • Ardfin Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.7 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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