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Loch Bhanabhaidh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°06′00″ N 4°30′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Bhanabhaidh Loch Bhanabhaidh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Shinness
2.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport68 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport92 km

About Loch Bhanabhaidh

Loch Bhanabhaidh is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 92 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Strath Tirry and Cnoc Olasdail.

Climate of Loch Bhanabhaidh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (172 mm)
Driest month
May (81 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 Bhanabhaidh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°16°17°17°15°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)160114140878192100115147162172159

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Bhanabhaidh

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 179 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 68 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 92 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 109 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 179 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 204 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 249 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 252 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 391 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Bhanabhaidh

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 2,564 natural sites, 677 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km249 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 21 kmS
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 10 kmSE
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 25 kmS
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km1,598 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 57 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 45 kmNW
  • Whale Islet Island 53 kmNW
  • Tanera More Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,441 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 97 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 84 kmSE
  • Clett Island 81 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Shinness Village, Highland
    2.7 km SE
  • Achnairn Village, Highland
    3.5 km SE
  • Rhian Village, Highland
    3.8 km NE
  • Achfrish Village, Highland
    5 km SE
  • Tirryside Village, Highland
    5.8 km SE
  • Lairg Village, Highland
    10 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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