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Natural site

Loch Eyre

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°29′00″ N 6°19′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Eyre Loch Eyre
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
31 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kensaleyre
0.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport63 km
SYY Stornoway Airport82 km

About Loch Eyre

Loch Eyre is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Dun Fada and Loch Treaslane.

Climate of Loch Eyre

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 233 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (233 mm)
Driest month
May (93 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 Eyre
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)20513316710093109116131203226233221

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Eyre

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 220 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 63 kmwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 82 kmnorth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 85 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 220 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 232 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 257 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 322 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Eyre

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 3,088 natural sites, 1,407 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km334 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 21 kmS
  • Island of Raasay Island 19 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 19 kmW
  • Clett Island 20 kmW

25–60 km1,404 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 55 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 47 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 30 kmSE
  • Rosaigh Island 48 kmNW

60–100 km2,785 places

  • Hebrides Island 65 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 66 kmS
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 92 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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