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Loch nan Liagh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°46′17″ N 5°41′43″ W

Map showing the location of Loch nan Liagh Loch nan Liagh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
168 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gairloch
4.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport62 km
INV Inverness Airport102 km

About Loch nan Liagh

Loch nan Liagh is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 168 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Druim Loch nan Liagh and Glen Liagh.

Climate of Loch nan Liagh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 225 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (225 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 nan Liagh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°16°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)206138168948298106121184211225211

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch nan Liagh

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 219 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 62 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 102 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 105 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 219 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 230 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 253 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 354 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch nan Liagh

Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 3,727 natural sites, 1,305 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km354 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 15 kmSE
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 13 kmSE
  • Priest Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Longa Island Island 9 kmSW

25–60 km1,473 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 49 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 59 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 57 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 31 kmNE

60–100 km3,237 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 62 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 67 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 64 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 86 kmNW

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