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Natural site

Loch Brittle

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°11′11″ N 6°18′32″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Brittle Loch Brittle
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Bualintur
2.3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport71 km
BEB Benbecula Airport71 km

About Loch Brittle

Loch Brittle is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Beinn an Eoin and Ceann na Beinne.

Climate of Loch Brittle

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 249 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (249 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 Brittle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)228147187111100114124142217241249237

How to get to Loch Brittle

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 71 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 194 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 71 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 71 kmnorthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 84 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 194 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 219 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 236 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 255 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 289 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Brittle

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,044 natural sites, 1,418 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km275 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 13 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 22 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 19 kmSW
  • Wiay Island Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,214 places

  • Hebrides Island 39 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 26 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 33 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmNW

60–100 km3,011 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 85 kmN
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 77 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 79 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 63 kmS

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