- Elevation
- 149 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport8 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport38 km
About Lochan Sholum
Lochan Sholum is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 149 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Sholum and Cnoc Crun na Maoil.
Climate of Lochan Sholum
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (172 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 172 | 102 | 132 | 82 | 62 | 76 | 95 | 110 | 138 | 160 | 156 | 152 |
How to get to Lochan Sholum
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 8 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 120 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 8 kmwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 38 kmsoutheast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 95 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 120 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 120 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 187 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 260 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lochan Sholum
Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 1,576 natural sites, 810 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km230 places
- Texa Island Island 6 kmS
- Oversay Island Island 24 kmW
- Islay Island 15 kmN
- Isle of Gigha Island 24 kmE
25–60 km652 places
- Isle of Arran Island 56 kmE
- Colonsay Island 45 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 49 kmN
- Oronsay Island 40 kmN
60–100 km1,568 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 77 kmE
- Ayr Beach Beach 97 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 94 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 78 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Sholum Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.8 km N
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Cnoc Crun na Maoil Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.6 km SE
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Loch Ùigeadail Lake, Argyll and Bute1.5 km N
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Loch Mòine na Surdaig Lake, Argyll and Bute1.7 km W
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Loch na Beinne Brice Lake, Argyll and Bute1.9 km SW
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Sgorr Bhogachain Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km N
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Loch Iarnan Lake, Argyll and Bute2.2 km SE
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Loch Laoim Lake, Argyll and Bute2.3 km W
Sources & licences
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