- Elevation
- 246 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport70 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport131 km
About Loch Affric
Loch Affric is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 246 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Torran Beithe and An Tudair.
Climate of Loch Affric
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 313 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (332 mm)
- Driest month
- May (128 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 332 | 222 | 273 | 146 | 128 | 133 | 148 | 173 | 254 | 292 | 313 | 319 |
How to get to Loch Affric
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 70 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 155 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 70 kmnortheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 131 kmnorthwest
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 137 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 155 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 162 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 181 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 185 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 300 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Affric
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,571 natural sites, 1,102 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km484 places
- Eilean na Cloinne Island 21 kmS
- Eilean an Fheidh Island 22 kmS
- Am Fraoch-eilean Island 20 kmW
- Eilean na Faoileige Island 24 kmSE
25–60 km2,027 places
- Scalpay Island 54 kmW
- Moy Island Island 48 kmNE
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 56 kmNW
- Sandaig Islands Island 38 kmW
60–100 km3,203 places
- Isle of Skye Island 71 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 61 kmW
- Eigg Island 76 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Athnamulloch Village, Highland1 km W
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Alltbeath Village, Highland6.3 km W
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Cougie Village, Highland10 km E
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Carnach Village, Highland12 km NW
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Achagate Village, Highland12 km NE
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Glenmoriston Village, Highland14 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torran Beithe Mountain, Highland1.5 km SW
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An Tudair Mountain, Highland2.4 km NW
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Mam Sodhail Mountain, Highland4 km NW -
Mullach Cadha Rainich Mountain, Highland2.7 km N
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Carn Glas Iochdarach Mountain, Highland2.7 km SE
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Sgùrr na Lapaich Mountain, Highland2.8 km NE
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Mam Sodhail East Top Mountain, Highland3 km N
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Creag Coire nan Each Mountain, Highland3 km NW
Sources & licences
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