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Loch na Sheallag

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°47′00″ N 5°18′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch na Sheallag Loch na Sheallag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
111 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dundonnell
8.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport78 km
INV Inverness Airport79 km

About Loch na Sheallag

Loch na Sheallag is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 111 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Dearg Mor and Beinn Dearg Mor North Top.

Climate of Loch na Sheallag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 283 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
December (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (283 mm)
Driest month
May (114 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 Sheallag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°18°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)277191235132114126139161232264283274

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch na Sheallag

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 78 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 203 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 78 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 79 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 128 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 205 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 223 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 241 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 357 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch na Sheallag

Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 3,883 natural sites, 1,038 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km495 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 14 kmSW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 16 kmSW
  • Priest Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Isle Martin Island 19 kmN

25–60 km1,535 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 28 kmN
  • Eilean Dubh Island 59 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 53 kmSE
  • Eilean Trodday Island 60 kmW

60–100 km2,931 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 78 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 90 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 64 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 86 kmW

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