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Balgavies Loch

Located in Angus, Scotland Coordinates: 56°38′51″ N 2°45′39″ W

Map showing the location of Balgavies Loch Balgavies Loch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
59 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Letham
2.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport27 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport71 km

About Balgavies Loch

Balgavies Loch is a lake. Location: Angus, Scotland. Elevation: 59 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Culrush Wood and Guthrie Hill.

Climate of Balgavies Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (77 mm)
Driest month
April (46 mm)

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 Balgavies Loch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)775154465452546066746567

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Balgavies Loch

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 27 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (71 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 24 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 27 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 71 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 86 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 24 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 68 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 82 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 200 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Balgavies Loch

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 2,442 natural sites, 432 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km167 places

  • Stanners Island Island 24 kmW
  • Rescobie Loch Lake 2 kmW
  • Montrose Basin Lake 18 kmNE
  • Monikie Reservoirs Lake 13 kmS

25–60 km936 places

  • Mugdrum Island Island 45 kmSW
  • Isle of May Island 53 kmS
  • Moncreiffe Island Island 50 kmSW
  • Island of Clunie Island 43 kmW

60–100 km1,916 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 71 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 87 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 70 kmNE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 71 kmSW

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