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Natural site

Loch Cairnbawn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°16′00″ N 5°11′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Cairnbawn Loch Cairnbawn
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Drumbeg
3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport68 km
INV Inverness Airport105 km

About Loch Cairnbawn

Loch Cairnbawn is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Bioraiche and Cùl Eilean.

Climate of Loch Cairnbawn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 192 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (192 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Cairnbawn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°14°16°16°14°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°6°9°10°10°9°6°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)16911714186738999115160180192174

How to get to Loch Cairnbawn

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 222 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 68 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 105 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 124 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 240 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 273 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 284 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Cairnbawn

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 2,431 natural sites, 776 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km568 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 5 kmN
  • Whale Islet Island 19 kmN
  • Soyea Island Island 16 kmSW
  • Oldany Island Island 5 kmW

25–60 km839 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 31 kmSW
  • Tanera More Island 32 kmSW
  • Summer Isles Island 33 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 59 kmNE

60–100 km1,830 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 98 kmSW
  • Tannaraidh Island 74 kmW

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