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Natural site

Loch Dunvegan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°28′00″ N 6°40′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Dunvegan Loch Dunvegan
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Totaig
0.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport42 km
BRR Barra Airport68 km

About Loch Dunvegan

Loch Dunvegan is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Leinish Bay and Beinn Bheag.

Climate of Loch Dunvegan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 195 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (195 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Dunvegan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)179124148877588103119171194195189

How to get to Loch Dunvegan

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 42 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 232 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 42 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 68 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 232 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 250 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 271 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 278 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 323 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Dunvegan

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 2,439 natural sites, 1,300 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km175 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 4 kmNE
  • Clett Island 7 kmN
  • Wiay Island Island 18 kmSE
  • Tarner Island Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,242 places

  • Hebrides Island 56 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 31 kmSE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 49 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 37 kmE

60–100 km2,351 places

  • Eigg Island 70 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 75 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 94 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 94 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Totaig Village, Highland
    0.9 km S
  • Uig Village, Highland
    1 km W
  • Husabost Village, Highland
    1 km W
  • Galtrigill Village, Highland
    2.7 km NW
  • Colbost Village, Highland
    2.9 km SE
  • Glasphein Neighbourhood, Highland
    2.6 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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