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Loch of Wester

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°31′00″ N 3°09′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch of Wester Loch of Wester
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Keiss
2.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport7 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport51 km

About Loch of Wester

Loch of Wester is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Burn of Lyth and Sinclairs Bay.

Climate of Loch of Wester

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (122 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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 of Wester
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°9°11°14°16°16°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1078396635454627298115122113

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch of Wester

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 7 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 165 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 7 kmsoutheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 51 kmnorth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 78 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 228 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 286 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 303 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch of Wester

Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 1,013 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km91 places

  • Island of Stroma Island 18 kmN
  • Cleet of Brough Island 19 kmNW
  • Clett Island 17 kmN
  • Loch of Yarrows Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km484 places

  • Hoy Island 38 kmN
  • Flotta Island 35 kmN
  • Hesta Head Natural site 33 kmNE
  • Clett Island 26 kmNW

60–100 km849 places

  • Shapinsay Island 61 kmN
  • Rousay Island 73 kmN
  • Eday Island 77 kmN
  • Papa Westray Island Island 94 kmN

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