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Loch Dubh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°18′00″ N 3°37′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Dubh Loch Dubh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
209 m
above sea level
Nearest town
The Glutt
5.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport35 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport84 km

About Loch Dubh

Loch Dubh is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 209 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bhreac and Loch Breac.

Climate of Loch Dubh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (62 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 Dubh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)11081986762677283103114120110

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Dubh

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 157 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 35 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 84 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 88 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 157 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 208 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 263 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 274 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 390 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Dubh

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 1,767 natural sites, 539 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km148 places

  • Loch Tuim Ghlais Lake 18 kmNW
  • Loch of Toftingall Lake 22 kmNE
  • Lochan Thulachan Lake 7 kmNE
  • Loch Thormaid Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km575 places

  • Clett Island 36 kmN
  • Island of Stroma Island 51 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 51 kmNW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 52 kmNW

60–100 km1,642 places

  • Hoy Island 64 kmN
  • Shapinsay Island 94 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 66 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 98 kmN

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