Lake

Black Loch

Located in Kincardineshire, Aberdeenshire Coordinates: 57°01′08″ N 2°35′09″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 87 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Whitestone; 0.7 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ABZ Aberdeen International Airport31 km; DND Dundee Airport69 km

About Black Loch

Black Loch is a lake. Location: Kincardineshire, Aberdeenshire. Elevation: 87 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Water of Aven and Water of Dye.

Photos of Black Loch

Clachnaben Original uploader was Finavon at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Black Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: October (85 mm)
Driest month: April (51 mm)

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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 Loch
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	18°	16°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	83	55	59	51	57	53	57	67	69	85	79	71

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Loch

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 33 km to the northeast.

Airports

Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 31 kmnortheast
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 69 kmsouthwest
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 106 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 33 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 66 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 125 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 165 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 236 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Black Loch

Within 100 km: 91 historic and cultural sites, 2,061 natural sites, 352 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km245 places

Loch of Skene Lake 20 kmNE
Loch Kinord Lake 21 kmW
Loch Davan Lake 21 kmW
Hill of Wirren Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km960 places

Balbithan Island Island 29 kmNE
Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 49 kmNE
Aberdeen Beach Beach 34 kmNE
Inch Geck Island 50 kmNE

60–100 km1,299 places

Findlays Seat Mountain 71 kmNW
Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 88 kmNW
Sunnyside Beach Beach 76 kmN
Mugdrum Island Island 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Whitestone Village, Aberdeenshire
0.7 km NW
Banchory Town, Aberdeenshire
7 km NE
Tillygarmond Village, Aberdeenshire
1.9 km NW
Adendale Village, Aberdeenshire
1.9 km E
Strachan Village, Aberdeenshire
2.6 km E
Finzean Village, Aberdeenshire
2.9 km W

Black Loch

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Water of Aven River, Aberdeenshire
0.3 km SE
Water of Dye River, Aberdeenshire
2.2 km E
Glen Dye Natural site, Aberdeenshire
3 km SE
Hill of Goauch Mountain, Aberdeenshire
2.7 km NE
Ord of Tillyfumerie Mountain, Aberdeenshire
3.2 km SE
Craig of Dalfro Mountain, Aberdeenshire
3.5 km SE
Tom's Cairn Mountain, Aberdeenshire
3.7 km NW
Scolty Mountain, Aberdeenshire
3.8 km NE

Black Loch

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026