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Black Loch

Located in East Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°43′57″ N 4°23′39″ W

Map showing the location of Black Loch Black Loch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
218 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newton Mearns
5.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport16 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport28 km

About Black Loch

Black Loch is a lake. Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elevation: 218 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Floak Hill and Cairn Hill.

Climate of Black Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (159 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Black Loch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15911112371747382100134155152150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Loch

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 16 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 17 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 16 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 28 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 68 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 17 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 121 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 160 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 196 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Black Loch

Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 3,574 natural sites, 1,116 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km167 places

  • Newshot Island Island 19 kmN
  • Queenside Loch Lake 24 kmNW
  • Long Loch Lake 2 kmNW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 5 kmSE

25–60 km1,232 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 56 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 33 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 34 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 27 kmSW

60–100 km3,458 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 74 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 84 kmE
  • Scarba Island 97 kmNW

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