Mull of Kintyre
Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°17′58″ N 5°47′57″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport17 km
- ILY Islay Airport52 km
About Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Torr Mhor and Beinn na Lice.
Photos of Mull of Kintyre
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Beinn na Lice Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse Steve Partridge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Mull of Kintyre
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (152 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 102 | 116 | 74 | 62 | 71 | 84 | 98 | 118 | 142 | 143 | 143 |
How to get to Mull of Kintyre
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 17 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 79 km to the south.
Airports
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 17 kmnortheast
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 52 kmnorthwest
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 76 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 79 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 116 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 179 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 220 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 221 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mull of Kintyre
Within 100 km: 82 historic and cultural sites, 1,459 natural sites, 616 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km90 places
- Sheep Island Island 14 kmE
- Sanda Island Island 14 kmE
- Island Davaar Island 21 kmNE
- Glunimore Island Island 15 kmE
25–60 km460 places
- Isle of Arran Island 48 kmNE
- West Maiden Island 41 kmS
- Texa Island Island 42 kmNW
- The Skerries Island 53 kmW
60–100 km1,607 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 76 kmNE
- Colonsay Island 89 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 76 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 77 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carskey Village, Argyll and Bute6.6 km E
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High Keil Village, Argyll and Bute9.1 km E
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Campbeltown Village, Argyll and Bute19 km NE -
Southend Village, Argyll and Bute11 km E
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Machrihanish Village, Argyll and Bute14 km N
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Drumlemble Village, Argyll and Bute15 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torr Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.2 km NE
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Beinn na Lice Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NE
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Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse Landmark, Argyll and Bute1.3 km N
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Corr Bhan Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.4 km N
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A' Chruach Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.3 km NE
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Strone Glen Natural site, Scotland5.6 km E
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Remuil Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute6.3 km NE
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Glen Breackerie Natural site, Scotland7.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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