- Elevation
- 156 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport8 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport43 km
About Maol Mhor
Maol Mhor is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 156 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Lower Glen Astle and Glenastle Loch.
Climate of Maol Mhor
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (171 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 103 | 129 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 94 | 109 | 136 | 160 | 155 | 151 |
How to get to Maol Mhor
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 116 km to the south.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 8 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 43 kmsoutheast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 84 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 116 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 131 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 198 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 228 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 254 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Maol Mhor
Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 1,377 natural sites, 737 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km159 places
- Texa Island Island 9 kmE
- Oversay Island Island 15 kmNW
- Islay Island 21 kmN
- Eilean a’ Chùirn Island 18 kmE
25–60 km553 places
- Colonsay Island 50 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 55 kmN
- Portstewart Beach Beach 57 kmSW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 58 kmSW
60–100 km1,468 places
- Isle of Arran Island 66 kmE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 89 kmE
- Benone Beach Beach 62 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballychatrigan Village, Argyll and Bute3.6 km SE
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Port Ellen Village, Argyll and Bute7.2 km E
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Kintra Village, Argyll and Bute4.6 km NE
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Imeraval Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute6 km E
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Glenegedale Village, Argyll and Bute8.1 km N
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Laphroaig Village, Argyll and Bute9.1 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lower Glen Astle Natural site, Scotland0.4 km W
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Glenastle Loch Lake, Argyll and Bute0.6 km NE
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Maol Buidhe Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.5 km N
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Loch nan Gillean Lake, Argyll and Bute1.7 km SE
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The Oa Natural site, Scotland2 km N
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Cnoc Dhugail Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.1 km E
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Dun nam Fiann Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km W
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Loch Kinnabus Lake, Argyll and Bute2.1 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Mull of Oa Natural site, Argyll and Bute4 km S -
Maol Beag Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.8 km SE
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Maoile Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km SE
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Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.6 km N
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Dun Athad Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.8 km S
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Beinn Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.8 km S
Sources & licences
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