A CalMac ferry passing Lismore lighthouse off the west coast of Scotland

Oban ferry port

Photo: Andrew Dawes / Unsplash

Ferryu lists 2 ferry routes from Oban.

Ferries leave Oban for Castlebay (Barra) and Craignure (Mull), with CalMac Ferries.

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Ferries from Oban

Crossings from and to Oban

CastlebayCraignureOban
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Weather in Oban

  • Warmest month: July, average high 17°C.
  • Wettest month: January, about 252 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in August, about 14°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
05101520°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 3.7 to 7.4°C, sea 7.8°CFebruary: air 3.5 to 7.5°C, sea 7.5°CMarch: air 4.2 to 8.8°C, sea 7.7°CApril: air 5.6 to 11.0°C, sea 8.5°CMay: air 7.9 to 13.7°C, sea 11.3°CJune: air 10.5 to 15.6°C, sea 13.8°CJuly: air 12.2 to 17.0°C, sea 14.1°CAugust: air 12.2 to 17.0°C, sea 14.2°CSeptember: air 10.8 to 15.5°C, sea 14.1°COctober: air 8.4 to 12.6°C, sea 12.3°CNovember: air 5.8 to 9.8°C, sea 10.9°CDecember: air 3.7 to 7.6°C, sea 9.4°C17°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

050100150200250300 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 252.1 mmFebruary: 200.0 mmMarch: 177.5 mmApril: 123.6 mmMay: 126.5 mmJune: 127.0 mmJuly: 148.7 mmAugust: 172.1 mmSeptember: 186.6 mmOctober: 238.7 mmNovember: 224.7 mmDecember: 244.1 mm252

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
05101520°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 3.7 to 7.4°C, sea 7.8°CFebruary: air 3.5 to 7.5°C, sea 7.5°CMarch: air 4.2 to 8.8°C, sea 7.7°CApril: air 5.6 to 11.0°C, sea 8.5°CMay: air 7.9 to 13.7°C, sea 11.3°CJune: air 10.5 to 15.6°C, sea 13.8°CJuly: air 12.2 to 17.0°C, sea 14.1°CAugust: air 12.2 to 17.0°C, sea 14.2°CSeptember: air 10.8 to 15.5°C, sea 14.1°COctober: air 8.4 to 12.6°C, sea 12.3°CNovember: air 5.8 to 9.8°C, sea 10.9°CDecember: air 3.7 to 7.6°C, sea 9.4°C17°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

050100150200250300 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 252.1 mmFebruary: 200.0 mmMarch: 177.5 mmApril: 123.6 mmMay: 126.5 mmJune: 127.0 mmJuly: 148.7 mmAugust: 172.1 mmSeptember: 186.6 mmOctober: 238.7 mmNovember: 224.7 mmDecember: 244.1 mm252
Show the numbers
Monthly averages for Oban
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January7.43.7252.17.8
February7.53.5200.07.5
March8.84.2177.57.7
April11.05.6123.68.5
May13.77.9126.511.3
June15.610.5127.013.8
July17.012.2148.714.1
August17.012.2172.114.2
September15.510.8186.614.1
October12.68.4238.712.3
November9.85.8224.710.9
December7.63.7244.19.4

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (10 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022.

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