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Loch Caoldair

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°59′00″ N 4°16′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Caoldair Loch Caoldair
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
411 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Catlodge
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport64 km
DND Dundee Airport96 km

About Loch Caoldair

Loch Caoldair is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 411 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Creag na Doire Duibhe and Creag Meall an Domhnaich.

Climate of Loch Caoldair

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 205 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (241 mm)
Driest month
June (96 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 Caoldair
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)2411551789710396103123170201205210

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Caoldair

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (124 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 98 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 64 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 96 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 124 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 98 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 125 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 132 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 133 kmeast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 278 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Caoldair

Within 100 km: 71 historic and cultural sites, 4,847 natural sites, 989 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km402 places

  • Eilean an Righ Island 13 kmW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 13 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Tunnag Island 17 kmW
  • Eilean nan Con Island 12 kmW

25–60 km1,840 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 54 kmN
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 32 kmW
  • Eilean Molach Island 50 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 45 kmN

60–100 km3,665 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 91 kmNE
  • Eriska Island 86 kmSW
  • Moy Island Island 66 kmN
  • Shuna Island Island 81 kmSW

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