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Natural site

Loch Pooltiel

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°27′00″ N 6°44′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Pooltiel Loch Pooltiel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
69 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Milovaig
0 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport38 km
BRR Barra Airport64 km

About Loch Pooltiel

Loch Pooltiel is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include An Ceannaich and Biod Ban.

Climate of Loch Pooltiel

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 195 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (195 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Pooltiel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)179124148877588103119171194195189

How to get to Loch Pooltiel

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 38 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 233 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 38 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 64 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 89 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 233 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 253 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 273 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 281 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 322 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Pooltiel

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 2,344 natural sites, 1,269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km151 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 8 kmNE
  • Clett Island 10 kmNE
  • Wiay Island Island 19 kmSE
  • Tarner Island Island 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,215 places

  • Hebrides Island 54 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 34 kmSE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 50 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 41 kmE

60–100 km2,275 places

  • Eigg Island 70 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 71 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 95 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 96 kmN

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