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Loch of Forfar

Located in Angus, Scotland Coordinates: 56°39′00″ N 2°55′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch of Forfar Loch of Forfar
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
69 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Forfar
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport23 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport75 km

About Loch of Forfar

Loch of Forfar is a lake. Location: Angus, Scotland. Elevation: 69 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Guthrie Park and Station Park.

Climate of Loch of Forfar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (82 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Loch of Forfar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)825457475554545968776872

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loch of Forfar

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (75 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 20 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 23 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 75 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 83 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 20 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 74 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 80 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 121 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 204 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch of Forfar

Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 2,697 natural sites, 477 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km220 places

  • Stanners Island Island 15 kmW
  • Loch Wharral Lake 24 kmN
  • Rescobie Loch Lake 8 kmE
  • Monikie Reservoirs Lake 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,080 places

  • Mugdrum Island Island 39 kmSW
  • Isle of May Island 56 kmSE
  • St Serf's Island Island 58 kmSW
  • Moncreiffe Island Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km2,021 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 75 kmNE
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 93 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 68 kmS

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