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Tangy Loch

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°29′28″ N 5°39′02″ W

Map showing the location of Tangy Loch Tangy Loch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
134 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Skeroblingarry
1.8 km SE
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 Airport44 km

About Tangy Loch

Tangy Loch is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 134 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Skeroblin Hill and Skeroblin Cruach.

Climate of Tangy Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (150 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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Climate of Tangy Loch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1509811572627385100119139141142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tangy Loch

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 6 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (68 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 97 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 6 kmsouth
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 44 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 68 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 97 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 101 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 163 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 199 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 243 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Tangy Loch

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 1,820 natural sites, 875 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km154 places

  • Sheep Island Island 23 kmS
  • Sanda Island Island 24 kmS
  • Isle of Gigha Island 23 kmN
  • Gigalum Island Island 19 kmN

25–60 km774 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 28 kmNE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 55 kmNE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 54 kmNE
  • Cala Island 58 kmN

60–100 km1,873 places

  • Colonsay Island 73 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 64 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 63 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 76 kmNW

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