- Elevation
- 66 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport76 km
- INV Inverness Airport92 km
About Loch Assynt
Loch Assynt is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 66 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Torr a' Bhuill Leith and Torr an Eilein.
Photos of Loch Assynt
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Beinn Uidhe Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glas Bheinn Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Canisp Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Quinag - Spidean Coinich Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Assynt
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 174 | 120 | 149 | 93 | 81 | 95 | 105 | 123 | 166 | 187 | 197 | 178 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Assynt
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 210 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 76 kmwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 118 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 227 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 261 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 271 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Assynt
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 2,571 natural sites, 773 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km577 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 17 kmNW
- Soyea Island Island 17 kmW
- Oldany Island Island 16 kmNW
- Meall Mòr Island 15 kmNW
25–60 km1,151 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 29 kmSW
- Whale Islet Island 29 kmN
- Tanera More Island 28 kmSW
- Summer Isles Island 30 kmSW
60–100 km1,647 places
- Tannaraidh Island 81 kmW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 79 kmW
- Crois Eilean Island 82 kmW
- Mullach Buidhe Island 84 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Loch Assynt Village, Highland3.1 km NW
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Inchnadamph Village, Highland4.4 km SE -
Stronchrubie Village, Highland6.4 km SE
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Unapool Village, Highland7 km N
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Drumbeg Village, Highland12 km NW
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Kylesku Village, Highland9.1 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torr a' Bhuill Leith Mountain, Highland1 km SW
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Torr an Eilein Mountain, Highland1.6 km W
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Cnoc an Lochain Fheoir Mountain, Highland1.7 km E
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Eilean Assynt Island, Highland1.9 km W
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Beinn Gharbh Mountain, Highland2.3 km S
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Quinag - Spidean Coinich Mountain, Highland3.2 km N
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Spidean Coinich East Top Mountain, Highland2.7 km N
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Eilean Dubh Island, Highland2.5 km W
Sources & licences
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