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Loch an Laoigh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°25′13″ N 5°17′55″ W

Map showing the location of Loch an Laoigh Loch an Laoigh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
268 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balnacra
6.2 km NW
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.

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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Climate of Loch an Laoigh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)308208258139121130144168247281302302

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

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