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Natural site

Loch Beag

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°21′00″ N 6°24′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Beag Loch Beag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bracadale
1.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport60 km
BRR Barra Airport73 km

About Loch Beag

Loch Beag is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Gesto Bay and Cnoc Mhairtein.

Climate of Loch Beag

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 213 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (213 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Beag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°9°13°15°16°16°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1871251569385100111127190209213206

How to get to Loch Beag

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 211 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 60 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 73 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 96 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 211 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 231 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 251 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 261 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 308 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Beag

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 2,937 natural sites, 1,411 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km337 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 11 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 20 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 22 kmNW
  • Clett Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,248 places

  • Hebrides Island 49 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 52 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 59 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 26 kmE

60–100 km2,794 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 66 kmN
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 80 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 82 kmS
  • Lingay Island 63 kmNW

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