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Loch Dola

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°03′00″ N 4°21′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Dola Loch Dola
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
148 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lairg
4.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport59 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport87 km

About Loch Dola

Loch Dola is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 148 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Neill and Meall Dola.

Climate of Loch Dola

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (172 mm)
Driest month
May (81 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 Dola
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)160114140878192100115147162172159

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Dola

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 168 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 59 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 87 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 118 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 168 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 243 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 244 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 382 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Dola

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 2,701 natural sites, 705 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 15 kmS
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 4 kmSW
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 23 kmSW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 4 kmSW

25–60 km1,472 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 55 kmNW
  • Moy Island Island 56 kmS
  • Soyea Island Island 58 kmW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 56 kmN

60–100 km1,716 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 87 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 73 kmSE
  • Clett Island 79 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 65 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lairg Village, Highland
    4.1 km SW
  • Saval Village, Highland
    2.7 km W
  • Balnadelson Village, Highland
    3.3 km S
  • Lochside Neighbourhood, Highland
    3.9 km SW
  • Dalchork Village, Highland
    4.2 km W
  • Balloan Village, Highland
    4.3 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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