Loch Beag, Highland — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Loch Beag

Loch Beag is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Diarmid's Grave and Sgurr an t-Searraich.

Photos of Loch Beag

The Saddle paul birrell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Beinn Fhada Angus · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sgurr nan Saighead Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
A' Ghlas-bheinn Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Loch Beag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 291 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (295 mm)
Driest month: May (113 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

12° 4°

15° 7°

17° 10°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

295

Feb

194

Mar

243

Apr

130

May

113

Jun

124

Jul

139

Aug

161

Sep

241

Oct

269

Nov

291

Dec

292

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	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	295	194	243	130	113	124	139	161	241	269	291	292

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Beag

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 88 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 168 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 88 kmnortheast
Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 121 kmsouthwest
Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 121 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 168 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 171 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 197 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 200 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 295 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Beag

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 4,196 natural sites, 1,062 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km540 places

Sandaig Islands Island 20 kmW
Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 17 kmSW
Ornsay Island 25 kmW
Eilean Bàn Island 21 kmW

25–60 km1,956 places

Isle of Skye Island 52 kmW
Island of Raasay Island 44 kmNW
Eigg Island 60 kmSW
Scalpay Island 36 kmW

60–100 km2,799 places

Hebrides Island 90 kmW
The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmW
Oronsay Island 71 kmSW
Clett Island 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Morvich Village, Highland
0.9 km E
Ault a' chruinn Village, Highland
0.6 km S
Carn-gorm Village, Highland
0.7 km E
Shiel Bridge Village, Highland
2.4 km SW
Invershiel Village, Highland
1.9 km SW
Ratagan Village, Highland
3.2 km SW

Loch Beag

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Diarmid's Grave Mountain, Highland
0.8 km W
Sgurr an t-Searraich Mountain, Highland
1.8 km S
Sgurr an Airgid Mountain, Highland
1.9 km NW
Sgurr na Seamraig Mountain, Highland
2.2 km NW
Am Fraoch-eilean Island, Scotland
1.4 km SW
Sgurr na Moraich Mountain, Highland
2.4 km SE
Fasach an t-Searraich Mountain, Highland
2.5 km S
Sgurr nan Saighead Mountain, Highland
4.1 km SE