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Natural site

Loch Nevis

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°01′00″ N 5°43′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Nevis Loch Nevis
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Inverie
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport91 km
BRR Barra Airport105 km

About Loch Nevis

Loch Nevis is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr an Eilein Ghiubhais and Rubha Raonuill.

Climate of Loch Nevis

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 263 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (263 mm)
Driest month
May (98 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 Nevis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°17°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)26016420711398110126147223246263257

How to get to Loch Nevis

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 91 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 157 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 91 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 105 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 112 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 157 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 178 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 270 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Nevis

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,970 natural sites, 1,313 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km508 places

  • Sandaig Islands Island 17 kmN
  • Samalaman Island Island 20 kmS
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 14 kmNE
  • Ornsay Island 15 kmN

25–60 km1,682 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 45 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 46 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 30 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km3,130 places

  • Hebrides Island 67 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 77 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 93 kmS
  • Clett Island 80 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Inverie Village, Highland
    3.1 km NE
  • Aultvoulin Village, Highland
    2.9 km NE
  • Stoul Village, Highland
    3.6 km S
  • Bracara Village, Highland
    5.8 km SW
  • Mallaig Village, Inverness-shire
    7.1 km W
  • Morar Village, Highland
    8.2 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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