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Loch nam Breac

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°24′00″ N 4°01′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch nam Breac Loch nam Breac
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
194 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Forsinard
7.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport54 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport90 km

About Loch nam Breac

Loch nam Breac is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 194 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc nan Tri-chlach and Loch Cròcach.

Climate of Loch nam Breac

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (142 mm)
Driest month
May (70 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 nam Breac
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°5°8°9°9°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)126911137570778496121133142128

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch nam Breac

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 181 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 54 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 90 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 96 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 181 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 224 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 277 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 283 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch nam Breac

Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 1,793 natural sites, 561 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km266 places

  • Neave Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Glass Islands Island 20 kmN
  • Garbh-eilean Island 22 kmN
  • Neave Island / Comb Island Island 23 kmNW

25–60 km703 places

  • Clett Island 37 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 26 kmNW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 26 kmNW
  • Eilean Iosal Island 27 kmNW

60–100 km1,441 places

  • Hoy Island 65 kmNE
  • Shapinsay Island 98 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 71 kmNE
  • Gairsay Island 97 kmNE

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