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Loch Rimsdale

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°17′00″ N 4°09′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Rimsdale Loch Rimsdale
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
121 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Badanloch
6.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport65 km
INV Inverness Airport83 km

About Loch Rimsdale

Loch Rimsdale is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 121 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nam Meann and Loch nan Clàr.

Climate of Loch Rimsdale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (140 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 Rimsdale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)127901137470788496119131140127

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Rimsdale

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 65 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 176 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 65 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 83 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 104 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 176 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 214 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 266 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 269 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Rimsdale

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 2,023 natural sites, 596 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • Eilean nam Meann Island 1 kmN
  • Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 6 kmW
  • Eilean Poll an Lòinein Island 7 kmNW
  • Eilean Ceann na Coille Island 8 kmNW

25–60 km1,061 places

  • Clett Island 52 kmNE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 59 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 60 kmW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 32 kmN

60–100 km1,373 places

  • Hoy Island 80 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 86 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 98 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 91 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Badanloch Village, Highland
    6.2 km E
  • Achness Village, Highland
    9 km W
  • Syre Village, Highland
    10 km NW
  • Grumbeg Village, Highland
    11 km W
  • Skail Village, Highland
    12 km N
  • Altanduin Village, Highland
    12 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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