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Loch a’ Choire

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°20′00″ N 4°17′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch a’ Choire Loch a’ Choire
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
262 m
above sea level
Nearest town
East Croachy
3.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport27 km
DND Dundee Airport124 km

About Loch a’ Choire

Loch a’ Choire is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 262 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Creag Dhearg and Torr Mor.

Climate of Loch a’ Choire

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (220 mm)
Driest month
April (95 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’ Choire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°7°10°13°16°17°17°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)220144169959696101118159186194196

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch a’ Choire

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (127 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 125 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 27 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 124 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 127 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 134 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 163 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 168 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 311 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch a’ Choire

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 4,554 natural sites, 900 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km354 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 20 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 6 kmN
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 16 kmE
  • Isle of Moy Island 16 kmE

25–60 km1,596 places

  • Moy Island Island 29 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 42 kmSW
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 42 kmN
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 33 kmNW

60–100 km3,551 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 70 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 74 kmNE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 99 kmNE
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 83 kmNW

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