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Loch Mealt

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°36′00″ N 6°10′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Mealt Loch Mealt
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
75 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ellishadder
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport69 km
BEB Benbecula Airport73 km

About Loch Mealt

Loch Mealt is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 75 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Dun Connavern and Cadha Riach.

Climate of Loch Mealt

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 230 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (230 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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 Mealt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°10°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)20714017310192106117132200223230221

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Mealt

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 226 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 69 kmnorth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 73 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 100 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 226 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 231 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 250 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 258 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 335 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Mealt

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 3,265 natural sites, 1,432 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 25 kmS
  • Eilean Trodday Island 16 kmNW
  • Eilean Tigh Island 14 kmSE
  • Staffin Island Island 4 kmNW

25–60 km1,539 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 34 kmS
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 50 kmNW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 30 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 42 kmNW

60–100 km2,982 places

  • Hebrides Island 80 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 78 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 86 kmNW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 86 kmNW

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