United KingdomIsland
Isle of Arran
428 km² rising to 874 m out of the Sea of the Hebrides.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
428km²
Area
103km
Coastline
874m
Highest point
Goat Fell
4,626
People
15°C
Warmest sea
August
656km
To the mainland
When to go to Isle of Arran
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (15 °C) and coolest in March (7 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
The largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland
Isle of Arran is an island in United Kingdom. It covers 428 km², with 103 km of coastline. Its highest point, Goat Fell, rises to 874 m. About 4,626 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 656 km away.
Getting there
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at PIK airport (Prestwick, South Ayrshire)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesClaonaig to Lochranza, Ardrossan - Brodick, Lochranza - Tarbert (Winter Only), Troon - Brodick
- 656 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Isle of Arran.
- 25beachesCleats Shore and 24 more
- 14viewpointsGoat Fell, Glenashdale Falls Platform 1, Glenashdale Falls Platform 2 and 11 more
- 4ferry terminalsLochranza Ferry Terminal, Brodick Ferry Terminal and 2 more
- 73named peaksGoat Fell, Caisteal Abhail, Beinn Tarsuinn and 70 more
- 8waterfallsGlenashdale Falls, Glenrosa Falls, Allt Mòr Waterfall and 5 more
- 2castles and fortsBrodick Castle, Lochranza Castle
- 72ruins and archaeological sitesMachrie Moor Stone Circle 2, Machrie Moor Stone Circle 3, Machrie Moor Stone Circle 1 and 69 more
- 4waymarked walking routesArran Coastal Way, Arran Coastal Way: Alternative via Goat Fell, Goatfell Trail and 1 more
- 11campsitesRunach Arainn, Seal Shore Camping, Lochranza Caravan and Campsite and 8 more
- 51hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 27restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Isle of Arran, each with its own numbers.
1lakeLakeyas
5waterfallsCascadyas
Largest lake
0.29km²
Loch Tanna
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
18.4°C
Loch Tanna
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Loch Tanna0.29km²
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5 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Eas a' Chrannaig
- Eas Bàn
- Eas Geal
- Eas Mòr
- Easa Cumhang
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 223 m above the sea. 48 % of it is below 200 m.
- 12 %0–50 m
- 36 %50–200 m
- 47 %200–500 m
- 5 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Isle of Arran5,058 people
- Lamlash1,030 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Night low (°C) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Sea (°C) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 132 | 99 | 90 | 69 | 81 | 92 | 105 | 120 | 101 | 136 | 132 | 131 |
| Wet days | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Sun h/day | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.0 |
| 2023 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.8 | −0.3 | −0.4 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q211873) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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