- Elevation
- 268 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport76 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport108 km
About Loch an Laoigh
Loch an Laoigh is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 268 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Meall a' Chapuill and Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich.
Photos of Loch an Laoigh
Climate of Loch an Laoigh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 302 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (308 mm)
- Driest month
- May (121 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 308 | 208 | 258 | 139 | 121 | 130 | 144 | 168 | 247 | 281 | 302 | 302 |
How to get to Loch an Laoigh
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 76 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 177 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 76 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 108 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 124 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 185 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 208 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 317 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch an Laoigh
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 4,188 natural sites, 1,054 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km480 places
- Eilean Donan Island 21 kmSW
- An Garbh-eilean Island 22 kmW
- Kishorn Island Island 22 kmW
- Sgeir Bhuidhe Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km1,935 places
- Isle of Skye Island 59 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 46 kmW
- Scalpay Island 44 kmW
- Moy Island Island 49 kmE
60–100 km2,864 places
- Eigg Island 78 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 81 kmW
- Scalpay Island 96 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 93 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balnacra Village, Highland6.2 km NW
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Coulags Village, Highland6.3 km W
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Blackwood Village, Highland6.7 km W
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Strathcarron Village, Highland7.9 km W -
Lochcarron Village, Highland12 km W -
Craig Village, Highland7.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall a' Chapuill Mountain, Highland1.1 km SW
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Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich Mountain, Highland2.9 km E -
Beinn Dronaig Mountain, Highland3.7 km SE -
Creag a' Chaorainn Mountain, Highland2.6 km NW
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Cnoc Uadhall Mountain, Highland2.6 km W
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Beinn Tharsuinn West Top Mountain, Highland2.7 km NE
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Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich North Top Mountain, Highland2.9 km E
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Lurg Mhor Mountain, Highland4.6 km E
Sources & licences
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