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Natural site

Otter Bay

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°01′00″ N 5°19′00″ W

Map showing the location of Otter Bay Otter Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Otter Ferry
1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport58 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport69 km

About Otter Bay

Otter Bay is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na Corra and Barr Iola.

Climate of Otter Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (214 mm)
Driest month
May (89 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 Otter Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)214134161988995111132176192194201

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Otter Bay

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 58 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 68 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 58 kmeast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 69 kmsouth
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 70 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 133 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 154 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 163 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Otter Bay

Within 100 km: 112 historic and cultural sites, 2,969 natural sites, 1,230 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km521 places

  • Cala Island 18 kmW
  • Island of Danna Island 25 kmW
  • Isle of Bute Island 24 kmSE
  • Eilean Righ Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,587 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 47 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 37 kmSE
  • Colonsay Island 56 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 42 kmSE

60–100 km2,203 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 75 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 67 kmSE
  • Oronsay Island 81 kmNW
  • Ulva Island 77 kmNW

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