- Elevation
- 469 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport37 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport119 km
About Carn Loch an Tuirc
Carn Loch an Tuirc is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 469 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Beinn a' Ghuilbein and Carn Fearna.
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Climate of Carn Loch an Tuirc
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 233 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (238 mm)
- Driest month
- May (100 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) | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 238 | 167 | 198 | 110 | 100 | 109 | 117 | 139 | 191 | 218 | 233 | 229 |
How to get to Carn Loch an Tuirc
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 37 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 162 km to the east.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 37 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 119 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 130 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 162 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 164 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 198 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 206 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 347 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carn Loch an Tuirc
Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,107 natural sites, 926 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km359 places
- Moy Island Island 11 kmSE
- Eilean Aigas Island 22 kmS
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 14 kmNE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 6 kmS
25–60 km1,669 places
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 51 kmW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 53 kmW
- Isle Martin Island 50 kmNW
- Horse Island Island 58 kmNW
60–100 km3,047 places
- Island of Raasay Island 89 kmW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 87 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 82 kmE
- Scalpay Island 89 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn a' Ghuilbein Mountain, Highland0.8 km N
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Carn Fearna Mountain, Highland0.9 km SE
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Carn Gorm Mountain, Highland1.7 km E
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Little Wyvis Mountain, Highland2 km NE
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Cnoc Achadh nan Cleireach Mountain, Highland2.7 km NW
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Tom na Caillich Mountain, Highland3.2 km NE
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Cnoc na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland3.8 km SW
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Cnoc nan Each Mor Mountain, Highland3.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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