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Loch Cracail Mòr

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°59′00″ N 4°19′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Cracail Mòr Loch Cracail Mòr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
201 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lairg
6.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport52 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport89 km

About Loch Cracail Mòr

Loch Cracail Mòr is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 201 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Cracail and An Stoc-bheinn.

Climate of Loch Cracail Mòr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (143 mm)
Driest month
May (72 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 Cracail Mòr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1369511876728388100123134143133

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Cracail Mòr

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 162 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 52 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 89 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 122 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 187 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 236 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 236 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 374 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Cracail Mòr

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 2,919 natural sites, 740 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km263 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 9 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 7 kmNW
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 19 kmSW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,290 places

  • Moy Island Island 49 kmS
  • Isle Martin Island 54 kmW
  • Eilean Mòr Island 60 kmW
  • Eilean a' Ghamhna Island 53 kmNW

60–100 km2,154 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 68 kmSE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 97 kmE
  • Clett Island 85 kmNE

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