- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport15 km
- ILY Islay Airport56 km
About Carskey Bay
Carskey Bay is a natural site. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Keil Hill and Portan Aluinn.
Photos of Carskey Bay
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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 -
Sanda Island Lighthouse David Robson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Carskey Bay
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).
Show values as a table
| 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 Carskey Bay
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (73 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 81 km to the south.
Airports
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 15 kmnorth
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 56 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 73 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 81 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 109 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 172 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 213 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 223 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carskey Bay
Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 1,562 natural sites, 658 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km78 places
- Sheep Island Island 7 kmE
- Sanda Island Island 7 kmSE
- Island Davaar Island 16 kmNE
- Glunimore Island Island 8 kmE
25–60 km502 places
- Isle of Arran Island 43 kmNE
- West Maiden Island 42 kmS
- Texa Island Island 46 kmNW
- Sheep Island Island 43 kmW
60–100 km1,733 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 70 kmNE
- Colonsay Island 91 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 70 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carskey Village, Argyll and Bute1.2 km NW
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High Keil Village, Argyll and Bute1.5 km NE
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Southend Village, Argyll and Bute3.2 km E
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Campbeltown Village, Argyll and Bute14 km N -
Drumlemble Village, Argyll and Bute12 km N
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Stewarton Village, Argyll and Bute13 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Keil Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.2 km NE
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Portan Aluinn Island, Argyll and Bute1 km W
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Cnoc Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.1 km NE
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Strone Glen Natural site, Scotland2.6 km NW
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Dunaverty Bay Natural site, Scotland1.9 km E
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Glen Breackerie Natural site, Scotland3.3 km NW
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Corr nan Long Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.4 km NW
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Brunerican Bay Natural site, Scotland3.3 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn na Lice Mountain, Argyll and Bute6.4 km W
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Conie Glen Natural site, Scotland5.2 km N
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Glen Kerran Natural site, Scotland7 km NE
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Cnoc Odhar Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.4 km N
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Knockstapple Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.6 km NE
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Creagach Leac Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.8 km E
Sources & licences
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