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Tangy Burn

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°29′24″ N 5°40′10″ W

Map showing the location of Tangy Burn Tangy Burn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
121 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tangy
0.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport6 km
ILY Islay Airport43 km

About Tangy Burn

Tangy Burn is a river. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Tangy Loch and Skeroblin Hill.

Climate of Tangy Burn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (151 mm)
Driest month
May (61 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 Tangy Burn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)151991157161708498119139142142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tangy Burn

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 6 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (69 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 98 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 6 kmsouth
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 43 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 69 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 98 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 101 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 164 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 200 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 243 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Tangy Burn

Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 1,799 natural sites, 870 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km150 places

  • Sheep Island Island 23 kmS
  • Sanda Island Island 24 kmS
  • Isle of Gigha Island 22 kmN
  • Gigalum Island Island 18 kmN

25–60 km761 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 29 kmNE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 56 kmNE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 55 kmNE
  • Cala Island 58 kmN

60–100 km1,859 places

  • Colonsay Island 73 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 65 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 64 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 75 kmNW

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