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Loch Breac

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°19′00″ N 3°36′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Breac Loch Breac
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
194 m
above sea level
Nearest town
The Glutt
6.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport34 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport82 km

About Loch Breac

Loch Breac is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 194 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bhreac and Ben Alisky.

Climate of Loch Breac

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (62 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 Breac
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)11081986762677283103114120110

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Breac

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 158 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 34 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 82 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 158 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 209 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 264 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 276 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 392 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Breac

Within 100 km: 60 historic and cultural sites, 1,725 natural sites, 529 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km147 places

  • Loch Watten Lake 25 kmNE
  • Loch Tuim Ghlais Lake 17 kmNW
  • Loch of Toftingall Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lochan Thulachan Lake 5 kmNE

25–60 km568 places

  • Clett Island 34 kmN
  • Island of Stroma Island 49 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 51 kmNW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 52 kmNW

60–100 km1,599 places

  • Hoy Island 62 kmN
  • Shapinsay Island 92 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 64 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 96 kmN

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