- Elevation
- 252 m
- above sea level
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 225 | 142 | 167 | 103 | 92 | 97 | 116 | 138 | 183 | 205 | 206 | 211 |
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
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inverinan Beag Village, Argyll and Bute4.3 km E
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Dalavich Village, Argyll and Bute5 km S
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Bragleenbeg Village, Argyll and Bute5.5 km NW
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Newyork Village, Argyll and Bute6.3 km S
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Argyllshire Municipality, Argyll and Bute7 km SE
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Ardchonnell Village, Argyll and Bute7 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Am Bodach Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.6 km SE
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Creag na h-Eanchainn Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.3 km W
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An Cnap Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.5 km S
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Creag na h-Iolaire Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NW
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Sron Gharbh Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km E
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Loch a' Ghlinne Lake, Argyll and Bute1.8 km W
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An t-Sreang Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.3 km W
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Tom an t-Saighdeir Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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