- Elevation
- 91 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport80 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport116 km
About Loch Na Gainimh
Loch Na Gainimh is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 91 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Poll a' Mhurain and Cnoc nam Breidean.
Photos of Loch Na Gainimh
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Eilean an Ròin Mòr michael hardman · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Am Balg Peter Moore · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Na Gainimh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (61 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 86 | 107 | 70 | 61 | 78 | 87 | 103 | 135 | 146 | 155 | 135 |
How to get to Loch Na Gainimh
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 80 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 233 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 80 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 116 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 123 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 260 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 298 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 306 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Na Gainimh
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 1,796 natural sites, 598 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km311 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 22 kmS
- Whale Islet Island 8 kmS
- Eilean Hoan Island 25 kmE
- Handa Island Island 15 kmSW
25–60 km748 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 58 kmS
- Tanera More Island 58 kmS
- Summer Isles Island 60 kmS
- Soyea Island Island 43 kmS
60–100 km1,353 places
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 99 kmW
- Clett Island 91 kmE
- Tannaraidh Island 89 kmSW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sheigra Village, Highland2 km SW
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Sandwood Village, Highland1.7 km NE
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Balchrick Village, Highland2 km SW
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Blairmore Village, Highland1.6 km SW
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Oldshore Beg Village, Highland2.2 km S
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Oldshoremore Village, Highland2.9 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Poll a' Mhurain Mountain, Highland1.1 km W
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Cnoc nam Breidean Mountain, Highland1.2 km S
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Cnoc an Staca Mountain, Highland1.6 km W
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Loch Aisir Lake, Highland1.4 km SW
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Loch na Lerig Lake, Highland1.7 km SW
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Na Stacain Mountain, Highland2.7 km SW
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Druim na Buainn Mountain, Highland2.9 km N
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Loch Aisir Mor Lake, Highland2.5 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eilean an Ròin Mòr Island, Highland4.1 km SW
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Am Balg Island, Highland5.9 km NW
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Am Bhuachaille Island, Highland3.4 km N
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Eilean na h-Aiteig Island, Highland3.4 km S
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Eilean an Roin Beag Island, Highland4.4 km SW
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Eilean a' Chonnaidh Island, Highland4.5 km S
Sources & licences
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