- Elevation
- 111 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport74 km
- INV Inverness Airport95 km
About Loch Assynt
Loch Assynt is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 111 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Dubh and Creag na h-Iolaire.
Climate of Loch Assynt
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 197 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (197 mm)
- Driest month
- May (81 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 174 | 120 | 149 | 93 | 81 | 95 | 105 | 123 | 166 | 187 | 197 | 178 |
How to get to Loch Assynt
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 74 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 213 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 74 kmwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 95 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 120 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 230 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 264 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 274 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Assynt
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 2,549 natural sites, 771 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km593 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 14 kmN
- Soyea Island Island 15 kmW
- Oldany Island Island 13 kmNW
- Meall Mòr Island 12 kmNW
25–60 km1,068 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 29 kmSW
- Whale Islet Island 27 kmN
- Tanera More Island 28 kmSW
- Summer Isles Island 30 kmSW
60–100 km1,690 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 99 kmW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 98 kmW
- Tannaraidh Island 79 kmW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Dubh Island, Highland1.1 km S
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Creag na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland1.4 km N
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Eilean Assynt Island, Highland1.7 km S
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Torr an Dubh Uidh Mountain, Highland1.7 km W
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Eilean an Sgudain Island, Highland1.7 km SW
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Torr a' Chail Mountain, Highland1.9 km SW
Sources & licences
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