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Loch Glass

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°43′31″ N 4°30′10″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Glass Loch Glass
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
218 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Evanton
12 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport34 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport117 km

About Loch Glass

Loch Glass is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 218 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Meall Mor and Meall Beag.

Climate of Loch Glass

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 246 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
December (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (252 mm)
Driest month
May (109 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 Glass
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°16°17°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)252176211121109118127149202232246241

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Glass

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 158 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 34 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 117 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 121 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 158 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 168 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 208 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 213 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 355 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Glass

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 3,804 natural sites, 909 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km308 places

  • Moy Island Island 19 kmS
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 4 kmSE
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 22 kmN
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 18 kmS

25–60 km1,472 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 59 kmW
  • Isle Martin Island 50 kmNW
  • Horse Island Island 58 kmNW
  • Gruinard Island Island 60 kmW

60–100 km2,974 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 80 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 73 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 65 kmNW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 76 kmNW

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