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Loch na Lerig

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°29′36″ N 5°06′10″ W

Map showing the location of Loch na Lerig Loch na Lerig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
93 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balchrick
0.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport78 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport117 km

About Loch na Lerig

Loch na Lerig is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 93 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Loch Aisir and Cnoc an Staca.

Climate of Loch na Lerig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (168 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Lerig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°14°16°16°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1429712177678292109145159168148

How to get to Loch na Lerig

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 78 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 78 kmsouthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 117 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 123 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 259 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 297 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 305 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch na Lerig

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 1,824 natural sites, 608 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 21 kmS
  • Whale Islet Island 7 kmS
  • Meall Mòr Island 24 kmS
  • Handa Island Island 13 kmS

25–60 km743 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 56 kmS
  • Tanera More Island 57 kmS
  • Summer Isles Island 58 kmS
  • Soyea Island Island 41 kmS

60–100 km1,393 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 99 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Clett Island 92 kmE
  • Tannaraidh Island 87 kmSW

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