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Natural site

Loch na Dal

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°10′00″ N 5°46′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch na Dal Loch na Dal
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Duisdalemore
2.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport100 km
BEB Benbecula Airport102 km

About Loch na Dal

Loch na Dal is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bhreac and Ornsay.

Climate of Loch na Dal

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 263 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (263 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 na Dal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)25416220211399113124143221245263256

How to get to Loch na Dal

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 100 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 172 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 100 kmsouthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 102 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 187 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 208 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 286 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch na Dal

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,838 natural sites, 1,432 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km481 places

  • Scalpay Island 18 kmNW
  • Sandaig Islands Island 4 kmE
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 10 kmE
  • Pabay Island 13 kmNW

25–60 km1,652 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 33 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 30 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 38 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 57 kmS

60–100 km3,175 places

  • Hebrides Island 67 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 64 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 95 kmNW
  • Clett Island 66 kmNW

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