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Loch Leven

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°41′00″ N 5°07′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Leven Loch Leven
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
50 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glencoe
0.9 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport100 km
TRE Tiree Airport110 km

About Loch Leven

Loch Leven is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Eilean a' Chòmhraidh and Eilean Munde.

Climate of Loch Leven

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 266 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (288 mm)
Driest month
May (106 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 Leven
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°15°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)288189229120106113133157222248266279

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Leven

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 100 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 106 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 100 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 110 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 116 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 134 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 191 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 238 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Leven

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 4,730 natural sites, 1,374 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km421 places

  • Eriska Island 25 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Caorach Island 23 kmSW
  • Eilean Trenach Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km2,244 places

  • Oronsay Island 50 kmW
  • Torsa Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Shuna Island 60 kmSW
  • Eilean Shona Island 47 kmW

60–100 km3,502 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 97 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 97 kmNW
  • Colonsay Island 97 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 69 kmW

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