- Elevation
- 646 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport42 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport110 km
About Carn an Lochan
Carn an Lochan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 646 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Creachan an Fhiodha and Carn Maire.
Climate of Carn an Lochan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 246 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (252 mm)
- Driest month
- May (109 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 252 | 176 | 211 | 121 | 109 | 118 | 127 | 149 | 202 | 232 | 246 | 241 |
How to get to Carn an Lochan
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 164 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 42 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 110 kmnortheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 115 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 164 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 218 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 223 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 364 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carn an Lochan
Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,494 natural sites, 872 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km313 places
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 14 kmS
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 13 kmNE
- Eilean a' Chairn Island 24 kmN
- Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 7 kmN
25–60 km1,501 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 59 kmNW
- Moy Island Island 29 kmS
- Tanera More Island 56 kmW
- Summer Isles Island 58 kmW
60–100 km2,597 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 84 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 75 kmE
- Eilean Dubh Island 66 kmNW
- Whale Islet Island 77 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardgay Village, Highland12 km NE -
Amatnatua Village, Highland7.7 km N
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Croick Village, Highland7.9 km NW
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Bonar Bridge Village, Highland13 km NE -
Wester Gruinards Village, Highland8.7 km N
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Culrain Village, Highland13 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creachan an Fhiodha Mountain, Highland1.3 km SW
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Carn Maire Mountain, Highland1.3 km W
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Carn na Gobhlaig-beithe Mountain, Highland1.4 km N
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Carn Chuinneag Mountain, Highland1.8 km W
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Sron na Saobhaidhe Mountain, Highland2.3 km NE
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Carn Dubh Mountain, Highland2.6 km NW
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Carn Chuinneag West Top Mountain, Highland2.6 km W
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Clach nam Ban Mountain, Highland3.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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