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Lake

Lochan na Circe

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°23′52″ N 5°33′05″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan na Circe Lochan na Circe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
155 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oban
5.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport82 km
GLA Glasgow Airport91 km

About Lochan na Circe

Lochan na Circe is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 155 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Gleann na Curra and Carn Breugach.

Climate of Lochan na Circe

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 199 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (210 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lochan na Circe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)210130158947885106129176192199197

How to get to Lochan na Circe

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 82 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (91 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 100 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 82 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 100 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 154 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 159 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 202 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lochan na Circe

Within 100 km: 75 historic and cultural sites, 3,626 natural sites, 1,360 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km583 places

  • Eriska Island 17 kmNE
  • Torsa Island Island 16 kmS
  • Shuna Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Shuna Island 20 kmS

25–60 km1,891 places

  • Colonsay Island 55 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 51 kmSW
  • Scarba Island 26 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 37 kmNW

60–100 km2,587 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 91 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 80 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 67 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 85 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Oban Town, Argyll and Bute
    5.3 km E
  • Balliemore Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.7 km E
  • Lerags Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.1 km SE
  • Ardentallen Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.2 km SE
  • Dunbeg Village, Argyll and Bute
    8.6 km NE
  • Dunollie Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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