- Elevation
- 195 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport63 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport104 km
About Loch Gowan
Loch Gowan is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 195 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc an t-Sithein and An Liathanach East Top.
Climate of Loch Gowan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 287 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (290 mm)
- Driest month
- May (115 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 290 | 200 | 243 | 133 | 115 | 126 | 138 | 162 | 234 | 268 | 287 | 285 |
How to get to Loch Gowan
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 63 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 177 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 63 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 104 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 136 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 186 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 195 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 213 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 333 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Gowan
Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 4,249 natural sites, 1,010 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km432 places
- Eilean Mòr Island 25 kmW
- Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 22 kmSE
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 17 kmNW
- Eilean Dubhain Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km1,861 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 56 kmN
- Moy Island Island 34 kmE
- Eilean Tigh Island 54 kmW
- Tanera More Island 54 kmN
60–100 km3,009 places
- Isle of Skye Island 74 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 61 kmW
- Eigg Island 97 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Achnasheen Village, Highland3.4 km N
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Scardroy Village, Highland7.9 km SE
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Kinlochewe Village, Highland13 km NW
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Achanalt Village, Highland13 km NE
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Craig Village, Highland12 km SW
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Incheril Village, Highland13 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc an t-Sithein Mountain, Highland1.5 km S
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An Liathanach East Top Mountain, Highland2 km NW
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An Liathanach Mountain, Highland2.7 km NW
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Carn Mhartuin Mountain, Highland3 km E
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Carn Beag Mountain, Highland3.8 km W
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Loch a’ Chroisg Lake, Highland3.5 km NW
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Cnoc na Moine Mountain, Highland4.5 km SW
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Fionn Bheinn Mountain, Highland6.8 km N
Sources & licences
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