Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 41 min4:32 am – 10:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 54 min8:52 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,386 residentsin the Loch Awe census areaMedian age 56.31,148 households75% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,193 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: hospitality 17%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 47% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C2,648 mm of rain a year, 90 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesOsprey Picnic Shelterpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes147 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Aug 201744 mi away, Moidart, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202645 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.4 · PM10 5.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,571 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLorn & Islands Hospital12 miGP surgeryThe Furnace/Inveraray Medical Practice8.4 miPharmacyEliaaleen LTD8.4 miDentistOban Dental Access Centre12 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportOban Airport OBN15 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA42 miRailway stationFalls of Cruachan12 miBus stationBus StationOban13 miFerryInveraray Ferry Terminal8.5 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA35 postcode district.
