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Loch na Leitreach

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°17′45″ N 5°17′17″ W

Map showing the location of Loch na Leitreach Loch na Leitreach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
86 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carnach
1.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport79 km
SYY Stornoway Airport120 km

About Loch na Leitreach

Loch na Leitreach is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 86 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Meall Sguman and Creag a' Ghlomaich.

Climate of Loch na Leitreach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 316 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
December (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (328 mm)
Driest month
May (128 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 Leitreach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°15°17°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)328219274148128134151175258294316319

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch na Leitreach

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 79 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 168 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 79 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 120 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 126 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 168 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 171 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 193 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 303 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch na Leitreach

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 4,240 natural sites, 1,039 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km524 places

  • Eilean Donan Island 15 kmW
  • An Garbh-eilean Island 23 kmW
  • Kishorn Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Sgeir Bhuidhe Island 22 kmW

25–60 km2,036 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 58 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 48 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 42 kmW
  • Moy Island Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km2,756 places

  • Hebrides Island 99 kmW
  • Eigg Island 69 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 84 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 81 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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