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Natural site

Airds Bay

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°32′54″ N 5°24′40″ W

Map showing the location of Airds Bay Airds Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Port Appin
0.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport90 km
GLA Glasgow Airport97 km

About Airds Bay

Airds Bay is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Torr Appin and Glaceriska Bay.

Climate of Airds Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 218 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (227 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Airds Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°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)2271461761028593114137189209218219

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Airds Bay

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 90 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (97 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 104 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 90 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 97 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 110 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 150 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 152 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 220 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Airds Bay

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 4,123 natural sites, 1,401 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km471 places

  • Eriska Island 2 kmS
  • Shuna Island Island 5 kmN
  • Lismore Island Island 11 kmSW
  • Kerrera Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km2,068 places

  • Scarba Island 45 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 34 kmW
  • Ulva Island 51 kmW
  • Torsa Island Island 35 kmS

60–100 km3,049 places

  • Hebrides Island 98 kmNW
  • Isle of Skye Island 98 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 73 kmSW

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