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Natural site

Loch Kanaird

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°57′00″ N 5°12′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Kanaird Loch Kanaird
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Ardmair
1.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport73 km
INV Inverness Airport82 km

About Loch Kanaird

Loch Kanaird is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Creag nam Fiadh and Sidhean Mor.

Climate of Loch Kanaird

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 244 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
December (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (244 mm)
Driest month
May (96 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 Kanaird
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°8°10°9°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)23015919211196110121141200228244231

How to get to Loch Kanaird

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 73 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 206 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 73 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 82 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 206 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 213 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 239 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 254 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 376 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Kanaird

Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 3,401 natural sites, 973 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km470 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 17 kmNW
  • Tanera More Island 14 kmNW
  • Summer Isles Island 15 kmW
  • Soyea Island Island 23 kmN

25–60 km1,448 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 40 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 59 kmSE
  • Whale Islet Island 54 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 33 kmSW

60–100 km2,496 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 96 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 95 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 82 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 99 kmSW

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