Achosnich
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Achosnich
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Location within the Lochaber area | |
OS grid reference | NM451667 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | PH36 4 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
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Achosnich (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh Osnaich) is a crofting township in Ardnamurchan, Argyle within the Scottish council area of Highland. It is close to Ardnamurchan Point.
Achosnich is located at the end of the B8007 road which is the major road of the Ardnamurchan peninsula.
Climate
Like much of the British isles, Achosnich has a Temperate Maritime Climate, with mild, somewhat dry summers and cold, wet winters. Temperatures usually range from 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) to 16.8 °C (62.2 °F), but the all-time temperature range is between −5 °C (23 °F), which is mild for its latitude and 28 °C (82 °F), which is slightly cooler than expected for its latitude. There is an average of 15 snow days per year, with 23 air frosts and a wind speed reaching a peak of 28 kilometres per hour (17 mph) in February. The highest wind speed recorded was 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), unusually recorded in July.[1]
Climate data for Achosnich, 7m amsl | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 13 (55) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
23 (73) |
20 (68) |
16 (61) |
14 (57) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.8 (53.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11 (52) |
11 (52) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
−2 (28) |
−1 (30) |
0 (32) |
3 (37) |
5 (41) |
8 (46) |
8 (46) |
4 (39) |
0 (32) |
−3 (27) |
−5 (23) |
−5 (23) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 187 (7.4) |
133 (5.2) |
144 (5.7) |
89 (3.5) |
73 (2.9) |
78 (3.1) |
93 (3.7) |
116 (4.6) |
143 (5.6) |
180 (7.1) |
178 (7.0) |
175 (6.9) |
1,589 (62.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 21 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 204 |
Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 34 | 65 | 92 | 159 | 203 | 181 | 138 | 136 | 102 | 72 | 43 | 30 | 1,255 |
[citation needed] |
References
- ^ "Achosnich from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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