- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 14 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport47 km
- BRR Barra Airport81 km
About Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Grigadale and Eilean Carrach.
Climate of Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 7° · Rain 225 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (229 mm)
- Driest month
- May (83 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 229 | 139 | 175 | 99 | 83 | 91 | 113 | 136 | 196 | 215 | 225 | 215 |
How to get to Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 155 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 47 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 81 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 109 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 155 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 202 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 206 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 238 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 255 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 2,951 natural sites, 1,327 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km225 places
- Eigg Island 20 kmN
- Oronsay Island 20 kmE
- Eilean Shona Island 23 kmE
- Eilean Ornsay Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km1,247 places
- Hebrides Island 45 kmNW
- Eriska Island 54 kmSE
- Dùn Mòr Island 38 kmNW
- Ulva Island 27 kmS
60–100 km2,840 places
- Isle of Skye Island 64 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 74 kmN
- Colonsay Island 74 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 90 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Grigadale Mountain, Highland1.4 km E
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Eilean Carrach Island, Highland1 km NE
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Sgurr nam Meann Mountain, Highland1.5 km E
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Portuairk Hill Mountain, Highland1.6 km NE
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Beinn Bhuidhe Mountain, Highland2.2 km E
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Sanna Bay Natural site, Highland2.7 km E
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Druim na Claise Mountain, Highland3.1 km S
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Druim Reidh-dhalach Mountain, Highland3.4 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
More sights in Highland
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Glenborrodale Castle Historic site, Highland20 km E -
Castle Tioram Historic site, Highland25 km E
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Dun Telve Historic site, Highland65 km NE -
Dun Troddan Historic site, Highland65 km NE -
Dun Grugaig Historic site, Highland65 km NE -
Neist Point Lighthouse Landmark, Highland85 km NW
Sources & licences
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