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Lochan Erallich

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°14′55″ N 5°10′18″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan Erallich Lochan Erallich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
346 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inveraray
6.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport62 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport91 km

About Lochan Erallich

Lochan Erallich is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 346 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Garbh Achadh and Beinn Bhreac.

Climate of Lochan Erallich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 206 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (225 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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 Erallich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°14°16°16°13°10°8°5°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)2251421671039297116138183205206211

How to get to Lochan Erallich

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 62 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 71 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 62 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 91 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 93 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 127 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 138 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 190 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lochan Erallich

Within 100 km: 112 historic and cultural sites, 3,604 natural sites, 1,365 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km581 places

  • Inishail Island 14 kmNE
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 17 kmNE
  • Eilean Mhic Chrion Island 24 kmW
  • Eilean Coltair Island 24 kmW

25–60 km1,833 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 56 kmS
  • Scarba Island 35 kmW
  • Eriska Island 35 kmNW
  • Cala Island 38 kmSW

60–100 km2,667 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 72 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 68 kmW
  • Eigg Island 95 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 94 kmS

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