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Loch Ascaig

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°12′00″ N 3°57′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Ascaig Loch Ascaig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
144 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Altanduin
4.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport58 km
INV Inverness Airport73 km

About Loch Ascaig

Loch Ascaig is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 144 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Borrobol Hill and Creag nam Fiadh.

Climate of Loch Ascaig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (129 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Ascaig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°13°15°16°16°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)118841067067737989111122129117

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Ascaig

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 58 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 161 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 58 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 73 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 104 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 161 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 202 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 254 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 261 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 387 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Ascaig

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 2,144 natural sites, 611 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km235 places

  • Eilean nam Meann Island 15 kmNW
  • Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 21 kmNW
  • Eilean Poll an Lòinein Island 22 kmNW
  • Eilean Ceann na Coille Island 23 kmNW

25–60 km782 places

  • Clett Island 53 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 46 kmNW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 45 kmNW
  • Neave Island Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km1,795 places

  • Hoy Island 82 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 86 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 83 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 89 kmNE

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