Village

Gairloch

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°43′42″ N 5°41′38″ W

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Population: 620; 620
Elevation: 5 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: SYY Stornoway Airport66 km; INV Inverness Airport100 km

About Gairloch

Gairloch is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 620. Elevation: 5 m.

From Wikipedia

Gairloch ( GAIR-lokh; Scottish Gaelic: Geàrrloch [ˈkʲaːrˠl̪ˠɔx], meaning "Short Loch") is a village, civil parish and community on the shores of Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, in the North-West Highlands of Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Gairloch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 225 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (225 mm)
Driest month: May (82 mm)

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11° 5°

14° 7°

16° 10°

18° 12°

17° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

10° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

206

Feb

138

Mar

168

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

106

Aug

121

Sep

184

Oct

211

Nov

225

Dec

211

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 Gairloch
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	11°	14°	16°	18°	17°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	7°	10°	12°	11°	9°	7°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	206	138	168	94	82	98	106	121	184	211	225	211

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gairloch

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 216 km to the southeast.

Airports

Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 66 kmnorthwest
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 100 kmeast
Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 104 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmeast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 225 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 250 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 349 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gairloch

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,780 natural sites, 1,348 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km402 places

Eilean Sùbhainn Island 13 kmE
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 11 kmE
Island of Rona Island 25 kmSW
Longa Island Island 8 kmW

25–60 km1,433 places

Isle of Skye Island 58 kmSW
Island of Raasay Island 44 kmSW
Scalpay Island 60 kmW
Scalpay Island 53 kmS

60–100 km3,326 places

Isle of Harris Natural site 69 kmW
Eigg Island 97 kmS
The Coral Beaches Beach 62 kmSW
Dalmore Beach Beach 90 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Torr Liath Mountain, Highland
1.3 km N
An Ard Mountain, Highland
1.7 km S
Strath Bay Natural site, Scotland
0.6 km W
Ord na h-Eaglaise Mountain, Highland
1.8 km SE
Meall na Dubh Chlaise Mountain, Highland
1.9 km N
Glas Eilean Island, Highland
1.8 km SW