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Loch Insh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°07′00″ N 3°55′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Insh Loch Insh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
247 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kincraig
1.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport48 km
DND Dundee Airport92 km

About Loch Insh

Loch Insh is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 247 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Insh Hill and Tom Dubh.

Climate of Loch Insh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (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).

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Climate of Loch Insh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1611021187077757889116135135136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loch Insh

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 48 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (104 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 92 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 48 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 92 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 104 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 110 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 137 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 141 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 278 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Insh

Within 100 km: 71 historic and cultural sites, 4,265 natural sites, 743 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km378 places

  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 13 kmSW
  • Tom Dubh Island 1 kmNW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 1 kmN
  • Ballochbuie Island Island 8 kmSW

25–60 km1,714 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 53 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 52 kmW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 37 kmNW
  • Bàn Eilean Island 42 kmW

60–100 km2,987 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 97 kmE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 66 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 77 kmNE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 94 kmNE

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