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Loch Borralan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°03′00″ N 4°56′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Borralan Loch Borralan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
146 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport77 km
SYY Stornoway Airport84 km

About Loch Borralan

Loch Borralan is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 146 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na Stroine South Top and Am Meallan.

Climate of Loch Borralan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 233 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
December (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (233 mm)
Driest month
May (100 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 Borralan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)217153189114100112122143195221233217

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Borralan

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 77 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 197 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 77 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 84 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 117 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 212 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 247 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 389 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Borralan

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 2,915 natural sites, 810 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km436 places

  • Isle Martin Island 21 kmSW
  • Eilean Mòr Island 22 kmW
  • Eilean a' Ghamhna Island 24 kmN
  • Garbh Eilean Island 24 kmN

25–60 km1,556 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 30 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 32 kmNW
  • Whale Islet Island 44 kmN
  • Tanera More Island 28 kmW

60–100 km1,774 places

  • Tannaraidh Island 88 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 86 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 88 kmW
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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