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Lochan na Goirt

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°11′21″ N 5°28′30″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan na Goirt Lochan na Goirt
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
168 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kintraw
1.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport74 km
ILY Islay Airport75 km

About Lochan na Goirt

Lochan na Goirt is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 168 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Dun an Dubh-challa and Corlach.

Climate of Lochan na Goirt

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 208 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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 na Goirt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2261411691038996116138185204208211

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Lochan na Goirt

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 74 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 84 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 75 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 85 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 84 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 144 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 158 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 180 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lochan na Goirt

Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 3,194 natural sites, 1,290 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km654 places

  • Scarba Island 15 kmW
  • Cala Island 21 kmS
  • Torsa Island Island 12 kmNW
  • Shuna Island 8 kmW

25–60 km1,649 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 58 kmSE
  • Colonsay Island 48 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 45 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 60 kmNW

60–100 km2,276 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 67 kmS
  • Eigg Island 90 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 96 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 88 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kintraw Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.7 km SW
  • Barravullin Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.1 km NW
  • Torran Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.4 km E
  • Ford Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.6 km SE
  • Carnassarie Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.9 km S
  • Ardfern Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.9 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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