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Loch Meadie

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°25′00″ N 3°33′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Meadie Loch Meadie
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
121 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Caithness-shire
2.9 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport27 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport71 km

About Loch Meadie

Loch Meadie is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 121 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Loch Eileanach and Loch More.

Climate of Loch Meadie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (59 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 Meadie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°8°9°9°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)10679956559647080101113120109

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Meadie

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 166 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 27 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 71 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 220 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 275 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 287 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Meadie

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 1,516 natural sites, 501 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km136 places

  • Clett Island 23 kmN
  • Loch of Yarrows Lake 22 kmE
  • Loch Watten Lake 16 kmNE
  • Loch Tuim Ghlais Lake 12 kmW

25–60 km595 places

  • Hoy Island 50 kmN
  • Flotta Island 53 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 55 kmNE
  • Switha Island 50 kmNE

60–100 km1,343 places

  • Shapinsay Island 80 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 89 kmN
  • Eday Island 96 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 85 kmNE

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