- Elevation
- 242 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport57 km
- INV Inverness Airport90 km
About Loch Gaineimh
Loch Gaineimh is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 242 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc nan Trichlach South Top and Meall Loch Crocach.
Photos of Loch Gaineimh
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Ben Griam Beg Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Gaineimh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 142 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (142 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 91 | 113 | 75 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 96 | 121 | 133 | 142 | 128 |
How to get to Loch Gaineimh
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 178 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 57 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 90 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 95 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 178 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 219 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 272 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 277 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Gaineimh
Within 100 km: 60 historic and cultural sites, 1,874 natural sites, 581 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km256 places
- Eilean Pollsain Island 25 kmN
- Eilean nam Meann Island 9 kmSW
- Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 14 kmSW
- Eilean Poll an Lòinein Island 13 kmW
25–60 km801 places
- Clett Island 42 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 28 kmNW
- Rabbit Islands Island 28 kmNW
- Neave Island Island 26 kmNW
60–100 km1,458 places
- Hoy Island 71 kmNE
- Flotta Island 76 kmNE
- Hesta Head Natural site 82 kmNE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 84 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc nan Trichlach South Top Mountain, Highland0.8 km W
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Meall Loch Crocach Mountain, Highland1.6 km NE
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Loch Coire nam Mang Lake, Highland1.9 km S
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Ben Griam Beg Mountain, Highland3.2 km E
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Loch Cròcach Lake, Highland2.1 km NE
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Ben Griam Mor Mountain, Highland3.1 km S
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Loch Druim a’Chliabhain Lake, Highland2.7 km SE
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Cnoc nan Tri-chlach Mountain, Highland3.2 km N
Sources & licences
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