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Lochan Mhic Chuaraig

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°13′56″ N 5°25′10″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan Mhic Chuaraig Lochan Mhic Chuaraig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
317 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilmelford
4.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport73 km
ILY Islay Airport81 km

About Lochan Mhic Chuaraig

Lochan Mhic Chuaraig is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 317 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Creag Luaragain Mhor North Top and Carn Duchara.

Climate of Lochan Mhic Chuaraig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 208 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (226 mm)
Driest month
May (89 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 Mhic Chuaraig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2261411691038996116138185204208211

How to get to Lochan Mhic Chuaraig

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 83 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 81 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 142 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 153 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 185 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lochan Mhic Chuaraig

Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 3,351 natural sites, 1,331 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km660 places

  • Scarba Island 19 kmW
  • Torsa Island Island 12 kmW
  • Shuna Island 11 kmW
  • Seil Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,707 places

  • Colonsay Island 53 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 50 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 57 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km2,410 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 71 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 87 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilmelford Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.7 km NW
  • Torran Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.9 km S
  • Barravullin Village, Argyll and Bute
    6 km SW
  • Melfort Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.3 km NW
  • Kames Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.7 km W
  • Ardanstur Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.9 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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