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Loch Gaineamhach

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°39′00″ N 5°39′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Gaineamhach Loch Gaineamhach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
212 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kerrysdale
3.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport75 km
INV Inverness Airport97 km

About Loch Gaineamhach

Loch Gaineamhach is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 212 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Mheadhonach and Mullach nan Cadhaichean.

Climate of Loch Gaineamhach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 273 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (273 mm)
Driest month
May (107 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 Gaineamhach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)263176219123107120133151227255273264

How to get to Loch Gaineamhach

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 75 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 209 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 75 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 97 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 104 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 209 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 216 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 221 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 241 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 340 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Gaineamhach

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,910 natural sites, 1,373 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km438 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 11 kmNE
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 10 kmNE
  • Island of Rona Island 22 kmSW
  • Longa Island Island 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,516 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 53 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 39 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 45 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 43 kmN

60–100 km3,362 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 74 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 89 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 61 kmW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 98 kmNW

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