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Natural site

Loch Moidart

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°47′00″ N 5°46′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Moidart Loch Moidart
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
65 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kinlochmoidart
1.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport75 km
BRR Barra Airport106 km

About Loch Moidart

Loch Moidart is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Meall an Aoil and Aird Molach.

Climate of Loch Moidart

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 257 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (265 mm)
Driest month
May (99 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 Moidart
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)26516420811899106129154220240257252

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Moidart

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 75 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 138 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 75 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 106 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 124 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 175 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 184 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 244 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Moidart

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 3,844 natural sites, 1,275 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km488 places

  • Oronsay Island 17 kmSW
  • Eilean Shona Island 6 kmW
  • Samalaman Island Island 8 kmN
  • Luinga Mhòr Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,684 places

  • Eigg Island 28 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 57 kmN
  • Eriska Island 35 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 52 kmNW

60–100 km2,978 places

  • Hebrides Island 67 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 69 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 84 kmS

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