- Elevation
- 125 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport50 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport110 km
About Loch Achanalt
Loch Achanalt is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 125 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Carn Loch a' Chuilinn and Carn Cruinn.
Climate of Loch Achanalt
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 281 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (286 mm)
- Driest month
- May (114 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 286 | 199 | 239 | 131 | 114 | 124 | 136 | 160 | 229 | 264 | 281 | 279 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Achanalt
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 171 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 50 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 110 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 143 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 171 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 175 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 197 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 210 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 341 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Achanalt
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,186 natural sites, 969 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km397 places
- Moy Island Island 22 kmE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 16 kmE
- Eilean an Daraich Island 16 kmE
- Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 22 kmS
25–60 km1,900 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 58 kmNW
- Tanera More Island 55 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 55 kmNW
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 38 kmW
60–100 km2,899 places
- Isle of Skye Island 89 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 75 kmW
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 97 kmE
- Scalpay Island 75 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Achanalt Village, Highland2.2 km NW -
Grudie Village, Highland3.5 km NE
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Milton Village, Highland5.7 km SE
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Lochluichart Village, Highland5.9 km NE
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Dalnacroich Village, Highland6.6 km SE
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Achlorachan Village, Highland7.3 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn Loch a' Chuilinn Mountain, Highland0.7 km E
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Carn Cruinn Mountain, Highland1.5 km SE
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Carn Garbh Mountain, Highland1.9 km S
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River Bran River, Highland1 km W
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Carn Chaiseachain Mountain, Highland2.7 km W
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Meall a' Chuilinn Mountain, Highland2.9 km NE
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Carn na Cre Mountain, Highland3.1 km E
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Strath Bran Natural site, Highland3 km W
Sources & licences
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