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Loch Garten

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°15′00″ N 3°40′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Garten Loch Garten
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
238 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Nethy Bridge
1.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport40 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport89 km

About Loch Garten

Loch Garten is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 238 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Tore Hill and Croftronan Hill.

Climate of Loch Garten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 96 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (114 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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 Garten
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°4°7°10°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1147183546162637187999695

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loch Garten

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (89 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 96 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 40 kmnorthwest
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 89 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 96 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 97 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 147 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 158 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 284 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Garten

Within 100 km: 78 historic and cultural sites, 3,680 natural sites, 670 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km339 places

  • Tom Dubh Island 21 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 21 kmSW
  • Loch Vaa Lake 8 kmW
  • Loch Pityoulish Lake 9 kmSW

25–60 km1,490 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 45 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 57 kmNE
  • Eilean Aigas Island 58 kmW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 40 kmNW

60–100 km2,599 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 80 kmE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 73 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 97 kmE
  • Moy Island Island 62 kmNW

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