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Lake

Coire an Lochain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°44′49″ N 4°54′18″ W

Map showing the location of Coire an Lochain Coire an Lochain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
737 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kinlochleven
5.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport102 km
INV Inverness Airport103 km

About Coire an Lochain

Coire an Lochain is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 737 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (102 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr Eilde Mor and Binnein Mor.

Climate of Coire an Lochain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 288 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (320 mm)
Driest month
June (124 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 Coire an Lochain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°3°7°10°12°14°13°11°7°4°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-2°0°3°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)320209249135125124141168238275288299

How to get to Coire an Lochain

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 102 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 106 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 102 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 103 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 120 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 106 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 176 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 248 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Coire an Lochain

Within 100 km: 70 historic and cultural sites, 4,928 natural sites, 1,308 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km380 places

  • Eilean Molach Island 18 kmSE
  • Eilean an Tuilaich Island 19 kmNE
  • Eilean na Fead Island 18 kmN
  • Eilean Tom nan Dròbhairean Island 22 kmN

25–60 km2,209 places

  • Eriska Island 39 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 34 kmSW
  • Eilean Shona Island 59 kmW
  • Samalaman Island Island 57 kmW

60–100 km3,717 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 100 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 79 kmW
  • Scarba Island 80 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 89 kmNW

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