- Elevation
- 43 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport92 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport97 km
About Loch an Lòin
Loch an Lòin is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 43 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Meallan Gobhar and Meall na Caillich.
Photos of Loch an Lòin
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Beinn Damh Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Beinn Bhan South Top The original uploader was Grinner at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch an Lòin
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 268 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (268 mm)
- Driest month
- May (103 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 259 | 170 | 214 | 117 | 103 | 116 | 128 | 146 | 222 | 250 | 268 | 261 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch an Lòin
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 92 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 192 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 97 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 107 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 192 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 194 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 212 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 221 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 318 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch an Lòin
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 4,039 natural sites, 1,272 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km413 places
- Longay Island 24 kmSW
- Eilean Bàn Island 21 kmSW
- Eilean Donan Island 19 kmS
- Crowlin Islands Island 19 kmSW
25–60 km1,849 places
- Isle of Skye Island 43 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 30 kmW
- Scalpay Island 30 kmSW
- Wiay Island Island 57 kmW
60–100 km3,084 places
- Hebrides Island 91 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 89 kmNW
- Eigg Island 70 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 64 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lochcarron Village, Highland6.9 km SE -
Kishorn Village, Highland5.4 km S
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Ardarroch Village, Highland5.5 km S
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Achintraid Village, Highland6.5 km S -
Kirkton Neighbourhood, Highland7.1 km SE
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Plockton Village, Highland13 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meallan Gobhar Mountain, Highland1.9 km NW
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Meall na Caillich Mountain, Highland2.6 km SE
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Beinn Bhan South Top Mountain, Highland4.2 km W
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Meall na Caillich South Top Mountain, Highland2.9 km SE
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Sgurr a' Gharaidh Mountain, Highland3.1 km E
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An Staonach Mountain, Highland4 km NW
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Creag Dabaobh Mountain, Highland4 km SE
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Carn nam Fiadh Mountain, Highland4 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Shieldaig Island Island, Highland10 km NW -
Loch Damh Lake, Highland6.3 km N
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Loch Lundie Lake, Highland6.5 km NW
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Kishorn Island Island, Highland8.7 km SW
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Loch an Eoin Lake, Highland9.4 km NE
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An Garbh-eilean Island, Highland9.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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