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Loch Boor

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°45′09″ N 5°37′58″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Boor Loch Boor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
119 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Poolewe
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport66 km
INV Inverness Airport98 km

About Loch Boor

Loch Boor is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 119 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Lochna Cloiche and Lochan Feoir.

Climate of Loch Boor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 235 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (235 mm)
Driest month
May (89 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 Boor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)21914718010289104114130194220235223

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Boor

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 215 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 66 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 98 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 108 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 215 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 223 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 226 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 250 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 352 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Boor

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,820 natural sites, 1,274 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km424 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 11 kmSE
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 9 kmSE
  • Priest Island Island 24 kmN
  • Longa Island Island 12 kmW

25–60 km1,422 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 49 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 56 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 32 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 47 kmW

60–100 km3,281 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 62 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 71 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 66 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 91 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Poolewe Village, Highland
    2.1 km NE
  • Gairloch Village, Highland
    4.5 km SW
  • Boor Village, Highland
    2 km N
  • Londubh Village, Highland
    2.7 km NE
  • Sròndubh Village, Highland
    3 km NE
  • Naust Village, Highland
    3.6 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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