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Natural site

Loch Bay

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°30′00″ N 6°34′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Bay Loch Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Waternish
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport48 km
BRR Barra Airport75 km

About Loch Bay

Loch Bay is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bhreac and Beinn a' Sgumain.

Climate of Loch Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 203 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (203 mm)
Driest month
May (80 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 Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°13°15°16°16°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)183125152908094107123180200203196

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Bay

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 231 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 48 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 75 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 81 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 231 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 247 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 269 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 272 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 326 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Bay

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 2,569 natural sites, 1,314 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 4 kmW
  • Clett Island 5 kmNW
  • Wiay Island Island 19 kmS
  • Tarner Island Island 16 kmS

25–60 km1,296 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 29 kmSE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 47 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 33 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 41 kmN

60–100 km2,372 places

  • Hebrides Island 61 kmS
  • Eigg Island 71 kmS
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 82 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 90 kmN

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