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Loch Craggie

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°02′00″ N 4°19′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Craggie Loch Craggie
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
189 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lairg
5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport57 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport86 km

About Loch Craggie

Loch Craggie is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 189 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Sidhean Ruigh na Beinn and Meall Dola.

Climate of Loch Craggie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Craggie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°15°17°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)14510312981778793106133146155143

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Craggie

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 166 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 57 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 86 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 120 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 192 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 241 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 242 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 379 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Craggie

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 2,749 natural sites, 714 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 14 kmS
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 6 kmW
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 23 kmSW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 5 kmW

25–60 km1,388 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 58 kmNW
  • Moy Island Island 55 kmS
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 58 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 56 kmN

60–100 km1,857 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 84 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 71 kmSE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 99 kmE
  • Clett Island 80 kmNE

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