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Lach na Curra

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°45′28″ N 5°39′41″ W

Map showing the location of Lach na Curra Lach na Curra
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
158 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Poolewe
3.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport65 km
INV Inverness Airport99 km

About Lach na Curra

Lach na Curra is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 158 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Meall Deise and Boor Hill.

Climate of Lach na Curra

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 235 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (235 mm)
Driest month
May (89 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
Climate of Lach na Curra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)21914718010289104114130194220235223

How to get to Lach na Curra

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 65 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 217 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 65 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 99 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 106 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 217 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 228 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 251 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 352 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lach na Curra

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,785 natural sites, 1,297 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km401 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 12 kmSE
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 11 kmSE
  • Priest Island Island 24 kmN
  • Longa Island Island 11 kmW

25–60 km1,456 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 48 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 56 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 32 kmNE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 59 kmNW

60–100 km3,258 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 62 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 70 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 65 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Poolewe Village, Highland
    3.4 km E
  • Gairloch Village, Highland
    3.8 km SW
  • Boor Village, Highland
    2.4 km NE
  • Naust Village, Highland
    2.9 km N
  • Londubh Village, Highland
    3.9 km E
  • Mial Village, Highland
    3.4 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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