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Black Island

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°16′17″ N 4°34′44″ W

Map showing the location of Black Island Black Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
118 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Stronachlachar
1.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport45 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport83 km

About Black Island

Black Island is an island. Location: Stirling, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Bàn and Lady's Isle.

Climate of Black Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 235 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (272 mm)
Driest month
June (107 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 Black Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°14°16°17°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)272177188111120107121147203240235239

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Black Island

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 49 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 45 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 83 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 49 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 180 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 205 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Black Island

Within 100 km: 161 historic and cultural sites, 4,054 natural sites, 1,220 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km444 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 19 kmS
  • Inchcailloch Island 21 kmS
  • Ellens Isle Island 10 kmSE
  • Aber Isle Island 23 kmS

25–60 km1,776 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmS
  • Eriska Island 59 kmNW
  • Inishail Island 33 kmW
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 32 kmNW

60–100 km3,215 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 86 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 90 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 82 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 64 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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