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Natural site

Loch Beag

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°13′00″ N 4°57′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Beag Loch Beag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
250 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Unapool
3.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport81 km
INV Inverness Airport92 km

About Loch Beag

Loch Beag is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na Creige and Torr na Coille.

Climate of Loch Beag

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 212 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
December (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (212 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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)5°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)19213416810592105115134179201212193

How to get to Loch Beag

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 81 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 208 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 81 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 112 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 228 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 265 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 274 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Beag

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 2,380 natural sites, 707 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km623 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 16 kmNW
  • Soyea Island Island 23 kmW
  • Oldany Island Island 19 kmW
  • Meall Mòr Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,066 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 36 kmSW
  • Whale Islet Island 26 kmNW
  • Tanera More Island 36 kmSW
  • Summer Isles Island 37 kmSW

60–100 km1,429 places

  • Clett Island 94 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 87 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 85 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 88 kmW

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