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Natural site

Loch Broom

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°52′00″ N 5°08′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Broom Loch Broom
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
127 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Blarnalearoch
0.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport74 km
SYY Stornoway Airport81 km

About Loch Broom

Loch Broom is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Carnan Ban and Cnoc an Droighinn.

Climate of Loch Broom

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 249 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
December (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (249 mm)
Driest month
May (102 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 Broom
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)236165200116102114125147204233249236

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Broom

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 74 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 199 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 74 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 81 kmnorthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 137 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 244 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 367 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Broom

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 3,654 natural sites, 962 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km450 places

  • Tanera More Island 23 kmNW
  • Summer Isles Island 23 kmNW
  • Priest Island Island 25 kmNW
  • Isle Martin Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km1,564 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 25 kmNW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 49 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 50 kmSE
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 28 kmSW

60–100 km2,646 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 92 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 99 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 78 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 99 kmSW

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