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Loch Creran

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°31′11″ N 5°22′34″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Creran Loch Creran
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
North Shian
1.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport92 km
GLA Glasgow Airport93 km

About Loch Creran

Loch Creran is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Sgeir Caillich and Druim na Claoidh.

Climate of Loch Creran

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 Loch Creran
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 Loch Creran

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 92 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (93 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 101 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 92 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 93 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 108 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 148 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 149 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 212 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 217 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Creran

Within 100 km: 71 historic and cultural sites, 4,139 natural sites, 1,412 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km473 places

  • Eriska Island 3 kmNW
  • Shuna Island Island 8 kmN
  • Lismore Island Island 11 kmW
  • Kerrera Island 19 kmSW

25–60 km2,099 places

  • Scarba Island 43 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 37 kmNW
  • Cala Island 58 kmS
  • Ulva Island 53 kmW

60–100 km3,050 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 72 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 64 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 93 kmS

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