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Loch a’ Bhanain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°59′44″ N 4°35′07″ W

Map showing the location of Loch a’ Bhanain Loch a’ Bhanain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
427 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Melgarve
3.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport69 km
DND Dundee Airport113 km

About Loch a’ Bhanain

Loch a’ Bhanain is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 427 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Creag a' Bhanain and Meall Ptarmigan.

Climate of Loch a’ Bhanain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 248 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (284 mm)
Driest month
June (110 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 Loch a’ Bhanain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°5°8°12°14°16°15°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)284183216115115110119142204237248258

How to get to Loch a’ Bhanain

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 69 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (125 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 115 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 69 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 113 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 152 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 280 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch a’ Bhanain

Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 4,993 natural sites, 1,160 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km434 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 14 kmNW
  • Bàn Eilean Island 18 kmN
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 17 kmNW
  • Eilean an Tuilaich Island 15 kmSW

25–60 km1,955 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 49 kmN
  • Eilean Dubh Island 57 kmW
  • Eilean Molach Island 43 kmS
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 54 kmSW

60–100 km3,814 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 99 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 97 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 91 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 90 kmSW

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