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Loch Badenloch

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°16′00″ N 4°05′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Badenloch Loch Badenloch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
135 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Badanloch
2.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport62 km
INV Inverness Airport81 km

About Loch Badenloch

Loch Badenloch is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 135 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Meall an t-Socaich and Creag an t-Socaich.

Climate of Loch Badenloch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (140 mm)
Driest month
May (70 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 Badenloch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)127901137470788496119131140127

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Badenloch

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 62 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 172 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 62 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 81 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 103 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 211 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 263 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 397 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Badenloch

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 2,028 natural sites, 603 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km233 places

  • Eilean nam Meann Island 4 kmNW
  • Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 10 kmW
  • Eilean Poll an Lòinein Island 12 kmNW
  • Eilean Ceann na Coille Island 12 kmNW

25–60 km934 places

  • Clett Island 51 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 35 kmNW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 34 kmNW
  • Neave Island Island 34 kmN

60–100 km1,522 places

  • Hoy Island 79 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 85 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 94 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 89 kmNE

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