Loch an Nid, Highland — Map and nearby sights

About Loch an Nid

Loch an Nid is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 292 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Beinn a' Chlaidheimh and Creag Rainich West Top.

Photos of Loch an Nid

Groban Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Beinn Dearg Mor Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Beinn a' Chlaidheimh Tom Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0
A' Chailleach Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Loch an Nid

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 283 mm

Hottest month: July (day 16°)
Coldest month: December (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (283 mm)
Driest month: May (114 mm)

6° 1°

6° 0°

7° 1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

15° 8°

16° 10°

16° 9°

14° 7°

11° 5°

8° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

277

Feb

191

Mar

235

Apr

132

May

114

Jun

126

Jul

139

Aug

161

Sep

232

Oct

264

Nov

283

Dec

274

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 Nid
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	7°	10°	13°	15°	16°	16°	14°	11°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	277	191	235	132	114	126	139	161	232	264	283	274

How to get to Loch an Nid

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 196 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 74 kmeast
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 84 kmnorthwest
Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 130 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Dundee Population: 148.2K 196 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmeast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 216 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 234 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 352 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Loch an Nid

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 3,952 natural sites, 1,037 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km476 places

Eilean Sùbhainn Island 15 kmW
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 17 kmW
Isle Martin Island 24 kmN
Gruinard Island Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,604 places

Eilean a' Char Island 34 kmN
Moy Island Island 46 kmSE
Eilean Tigh Island 52 kmSW
Tanera More Island 32 kmN

60–100 km2,948 places

Isle of Skye Island 78 kmSW
Isle of Harris Natural site 95 kmW
Island of Raasay Island 63 kmSW
The Coral Beaches Beach 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Fain Village, Highland
7 km NE
Kinlochewe Village, Highland
15 km S
Dundonnell Village, Highland
12 km N
Braemore Village, Highland
12 km E
Auchindrean Village, Highland
12 km NE
Ullapool Village, Highland
19 km N

Loch an Nid

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Beinn a' Chlaidheimh Mountain, Highland
2.1 km NW
Creag Rainich West Top Mountain, Highland
1.3 km E
Beinn a' Chlaidheimh South Top Mountain, Highland
1.7 km W
Meallan an Laoigh Mountain, Highland
2.1 km S
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair Mountain, Highland
3.5 km SW
Creag Rainich Mountain, Highland
2.2 km SE
Sgurr Ban Mountain, Highland
2.6 km SW
Meall Dubh Mountain, Highland
3 km SE