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Lochan nan Caorach

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°18′21″ N 5°18′09″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan nan Caorach Lochan nan Caorach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
252 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inverinan Beag
4.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport73 km
ILY Islay Airport91 km

About Lochan nan Caorach

Lochan nan Caorach is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 252 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Am Bodach and Creag na h-Eanchainn.

Climate of Lochan nan Caorach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 206 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
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 nan Caorach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2251421671039297116138183205206211

How to get to Lochan nan Caorach

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 81 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 91 kmsouthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 99 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 137 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 145 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 194 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 217 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lochan nan Caorach

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 3,658 natural sites, 1,386 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km650 places

  • Torsa Island Island 20 kmW
  • Shuna Island 21 kmSW
  • Seil Island 22 kmW
  • Luing Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,821 places

  • Kiloran Beach Beach 59 kmW
  • Scarba Island 29 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 55 kmNW
  • Eriska Island 26 kmN

60–100 km2,677 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 79 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 65 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 63 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 85 kmNW

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